The rise of humanoid robots and physical AI

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By Allan Lagasca, Robotics Segment Strategic Program, Smart Industrials Worldwide Leader at STMicroelectronics

Robots used to live in fiction as obedient machines.

Then they became extensions of human intelligence.

Now they learn, move and adapt in the real world.

The robotics sector is entering a transformational phase, largely driven by physical AI and advancements in large language models (LLM) in computation – the processing required to enable machines to understand instructions, interpret data and generate real-time responses.

In short, we are entering an age of robots that can sense and adapt to real-world environments in real-time, much as a human would. And like your average human, they combine perception, intelligence and motion, allowing them to understand their surroundings, plan actions and respond in real time.

This rise of humanoid robots is rapidly shifting from an aspirational concept to a new frontier with growing investment from leading tech companies and manufacturers.

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