Mechanical engineering has traditionally been a field grounded in classical physics and mathematics, focusing on the design, analysis, and manufacturing of mechanical systems. However, the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) is revolutionizing this discipline, bringing unprecedented capabilities and efficiencies. In this blog, we'll explore how AI and ML are transforming mechanical engineering, enhancing everything from design and manufacturing to maintenance and optimization. A Short History of AI AI has been present since the 50s when researchers began thinking about making machines that can think and learn like humans. In the following decades, research focused on knowledge-based "expert systems", but these early AI still needed too much help from humans with explicit programming. In the 80s and 90s, AI research evolved into Machine Learning, letting machines learn from data, instead of being explicitly programmed. This led to a more advanc...