SAP TechEd - how SAP is pushing into the emerging realm of physical AI with Intel

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SAP is engaged in a collaboration with Intel to close the loop between enterprise workflows and autonomous robots, bridging informational technology and operational technology through physical AI.

That was the pitch aired on day one of this week’s TechEd as SAP staked a claim to becoming a force to be reckoned with in the realm of physical AI. It’s a gambit that meets a genuine need on the part of the firm’s customers, according to Manoj Swaminathan, General Manager and Chief Product Officer, SAP Autonomous Suite:

Our biggest customers are losing 11% of revenue to unplanned downtime experiences. With on-site operations, customers understand these problems, but there hasn't been a solution that responds to these challenges until now.

Physical AI by SAP is intended to address these exact problems, he says:

We talked about autonomous enterprise giving you assistants and agents that work across your business. These are not connected...

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