Midea’s “AI agent factory” signals a new model for global manufacturing

Midea’s “AI agent factory” signals a new model for global manufacturing

Midea’s washing machine factory in Jingzhou has received certification from the World Record Certification Agency (WRCA) as the “world’s first artificial intelligence agent factory with multi-scenario coverage.” As the first of its kind in the industry, the plant runs on a system it calls a “factory brain,” which orchestrates 14 AI agents across 38 business scenarios. These span functions from perception and decision-making to execution, feedbac…