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The dawn of agentic autonomy: defining the 2026 smart factory

Published: 22-Jan-2026

Today’s manufacturing industry has reached a new era. If 2025 was defined by the cautious exploration of "experimental pilots" and the collection of vast data lakes, 2026 marks the year that data finally gains a mind of its own

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We are witnessing a transition from passive automation to integrated, agentic autonomy — a shift that moves beyond simple programmed responses toward systems that are capable of independent reasoning and real-time optimisation.

This evolution is not just a technical upgrade; it is a fundamental restructuring of how industrial value is created, derisked and scaled in an increasingly volatile global economy.

Dijam Panigrahi, founder and COO, GridRaster Inc., reports. 

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