Factory's Droid Computers give coding agents a development environment they can return to across tasks. The announcement describes keeping files, configuration, access credentials, local services, and process memory, so an AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition → can resume work without rebuilding its setup.
For Factory-managed machines, idle periods pause the computer; a new message resumes its filesystem and memory snapshots. Users can also register an existing machine for remote operation. The useful change is continuity: dependencies configured or environment problems solved during one task can remain available to the next.
Terms in this piece · Glossary
AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
sandbox — An isolated environment where AI-generated code or agent actions run without being able to touch anything real.
