Physical AI stories

Enterprise IoT spending climbed 13% to USD $324bn in 2025 as firms shift from basic connectivity to AI-driven autonomous operations.

QuikBot and Illumia have agreed a partnership to roll out governed Physical AI robots across airport retail, airside logistics and MRO.

Nvidia and Dassault team up on “physical AI” virtual twins to power science-based industrial models across biology, engineering and factories.

RobCo secures USD $100m in Series C funding to scale its Physical AI industrial robots across the US and Europe and deepen factory autonomy.

Corvus Robotics appoints Michael McSpedon as Chief Revenue Officer to drive growth of its autonomous inventory drones across North America.

GlobalLogic hires LuJean Smith as CMO to sharpen global brand, push VelocityAI and align with Hitachi’s Inspire 2027 growth strategy.

Siemens and Nvidia are deepening ties to build an “industrial AI operating system” spanning design, factories and global supply chains.

Advanced Thermal Solutions debuts active and passive heat sinks to tame NVIDIA Jetson Thor’s rising edge AI and robotics thermal loads.

AI in 2026 will bring harsher harms and huge gains, forcing business to prioritise governance, greener models and pragmatic industrial uses.

AMD maps ‘yotta-scale’ AI future with Helios platform, new chips across data centre to edge, and a USD $150m education pledge.

Hitachi Vantara has named veteran executive Wendy Koh vice president of sales for Asia Pacific to drive AI data and hybrid cloud growth.

LG has unveiled CLOiD, a humanoid home robot at CES 2026, to orchestrate “Zero Labour” living by managing chores across smart appliances.

Canada and Germany launch a Digital Alliance to deepen ties on AI, quantum tech and digital infrastructure, targeting higher productivity.

EY has launched a physical AI platform with NVIDIA tech and opened an EY.ai Lab to advance AI in robotics, drones, and smart devices across industries.

By 2026, AI will reshape enterprise strategy with agentic AI, embedded systems, and human-centric transformation driving competitive edge and innovation.

HCLTech and NVIDIA have opened a Santa Clara lab to help Global 2000 firms advance AI-driven automation, robotics and intelligent edge technologies.

Akamai launches Inference Cloud with NVIDIA, offering global edge AI for faster, scalable AI inference across 20 locations worldwide.

Gartner reveals key tech trends for 2026, spotlighting AI supercomputing, cybersecurity, cloud sovereignty, and digital provenance shaping business futures.

NVIDIA and Fujitsu are boosting AI innovation in New Zealand with a new full-stack AI platform to transform industries like manufacturing and healthcare.

Nebius launches global awards with USD $100,000 in AI Cloud credits for startups advancing robotics and physical AI across Asia, Europe and the US.