July 29, 2026 | Robotics

What IS Physical AI, Anyway?

We’re more than a month after Automate, but one of the most striking details about the show was how far this new buzzword, “physical AI,” had spread. Try to track down what that actually means, and you’ll find that no two companies can give you the exact same explanation, and yet, everybody from software companies to component manufacturers seem to be selling it. Which really begs the question: What is physical AI? Read More

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