Teradyne Makes Strategic Investment in Bright Machines to Advance AI Infrastructure Manufacturing
Key Highlights
- ➤Teradyne makes strategic investment in Bright Machines
- ➤Bright Machines has deployed more than 130 microfactories across 10+ countries
- ➤Collaboration targets integrated robotics, test, and software-defined manufacturing
- ➤Bright Machines reports active AI infrastructure production in the United States
Expert Statements
Shantnu Sharma, Chief Development Officer, Teradyne
“Physical AI is changing what is possible on the factory floor, and Teradyne and Bright Machines are partnering to accelerate this evolution”
Shantnu Sharma, Chief Development Officer, Teradyne
“The combination of Bright Machines depth in software-defined manufacturing, and Teradyne’s decades of experience in robotics and test gives companies building AI infrastructure a faster path from design into production, with data behind every unit they build.”
James Davidson, Chief AI Officer, Teradyne
“What limits automation today is not what a robot can physically do but how much engineering it takes to tell it what to do”
James Davidson, Chief AI Officer, Teradyne
“When a robot can pick up a new task in hours instead of being re-engineered over weeks, high-mix, short lifecycle production becomes the default. Once build data and test data sit in the same loop, the line can correct itself quickly.”
Sviat Dulianinov, Chief Executive Officer, Bright Machines
“The next generation of AI infrastructure calls for a manufacturing approach that is more automated, software-defined, data-driven, and responsive to change”
Sviat Dulianinov, Chief Executive Officer, Bright Machines
“Teradyne's expertise, and the investment that comes with it, helps us validate that approach. Their robotics and test technologies are complementary to our platform, and together we can help customers simplify integration, accelerate deployment, and maintain a complete production data thread.”
Lior Susan, Founder and CEO of Eclipse and Co-founder and Chairman of Bright Machines
“Manufacturing is where AI becomes physical”
Lior Susan, Founder and CEO of Eclipse and Co-founder and Chairman of Bright Machines
“The AI buildout will be won by companies that can turn increasingly complex hardware into production quickly, reliably, and at scale. Teradyne brings decades of leadership in robotics and test, making them a powerful partner as Bright Machines builds the manufacturing infrastructure for the AI era.”
NORTH READING, Mass. and SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ: TER), a leading provider of automated test equipment and advanced robotics systems, and Bright Machines, Inc., a next-generation manufacturer bringing AI and data center infrastructure production to the edge, today announced a strategic investment by Teradyne in Bright Machines. The investment accompanies a strategic collaboration focused on integrating Teradyne robotics and test technologies with Bright Machines’ software-defined manufacturing platform and advancing AI infrastructure manufacturing.
AI infrastructure is driving one of the largest electronics manufacturing buildouts in recent history. As hyperscalers, AI laboratories, silicon providers, and OEMs invest in next-generation compute, manufacturing has become a determinant of deployment speed, quality, and economic value, and manufacturers place a premium on lines that can be reconfigured in software as product designs refresh.
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