In the American Canning Machines facility in southeast Austin, silver drink cans jitter in what looks like a miniature cattle corral.
The machine in front of me dances to an alien tempo. It whirrs and pops in 6/8 time. With a forest of spinning limbs, it plucks each can out of the corral and lines them up.
David Racino, co-founder of ACM, said the scene reminded him of Willy Wonka…