Robotics and physical AI firms raise ~$48B year to date
AI summary
PitchBook data reported by the Financial Times shows robotics and "physical AI" companies have raised roughly $48 billion so far this year. To fill a gap in robotics training material, developers are putting cameras in homes, offices and factories so people completing real tasks can be recorded. The funding and data-collection activity point to sustained investment in embodied AI.
In-depth insight
Real-world data is seen as a key bottleneck for robot capability, so spending on data collection may shape how the physical AI race unfolds.