Industry Trend & Vision - The industry anticipates a renaissance of the American factory in 2026, driven by a "factory first" mindset [1] - The industry aims to reinstate a culture of building in the US by applying assembly line principles to various sectors [3] - The industry is exploring how to bring the factory out into the world, particularly in sectors like data centers [5] Challenges & Opportunities - The industry faces challenges from offshoring, financialization, and accumulated regulations that hinder new developments [2][3] - The industry sees opportunities in modular deployment of AI and autonomy alongside skilled labor to streamline complex processes [1] - The industry is focusing on applying assembly line principles to housing, data centers, mining, and energy infrastructure [4] Technology & Innovation - AI is seen as a key enabler for understanding and mapping complexities in regulations, facilitating modular design [4] - The industry is leveraging the rapid development of data centers to test and deploy autonomy, AI, and robotics [5] - The industry aims to transfer learnings from data center construction to other sectors, such as factories and manufacturing facilities [6] Strategic Focus - The industry emphasizes building things at scale and creating industrial capacity as a competitive advantage [7] - The industry is seeking founders and builders to reinvent the American factory [7]