AI Gets a Robot Body: Physical AI Turns Manufacturing into the New Battleground
· Source: finance.biggo.com
In short
Physical AI, which lets machines perceive physical environments and act through robots and equipment, is emerging as the next technology battleground, with manufacturing, logistics and shipbuilding as the first proving grounds. Google DeepMind and Nvidia are advancing robot foundation models and cross-embodiment learning, while South Korea plans to invest 1.4131 trillion won over five years from 2026 in autonomous factory and precision manufacturing control projects. Domestic players such as NC AI are partnering with POSCO DX, Hanwha Ocean and Hyundai Rotem to deploy physical AI in steel, shipyard welding and defense simulation.
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Tags: physical AI, robotics, manufacturing, logistics, simulation, automation