Fujitsu is developing software and hardware interfaces that will serve as a common platform for linking AI with automation technology.

Robot companies are interested in physical AI to make their machines more adaptable and easier to program. For example, FANUC unveiled its open-platform physical AI system at the International Robot Exhibition last December. Among other things, the technology enables users to direct robots with spoken instructions, and it allows robots to autonomously perform parts kitting using AI agents.

To further advance physical AI and automation, FANUC is exploring how its robots can work with Fujitsu’s AI infrastructure, which leverages shop floor data to control automation. 

“By merging the technologies of both companies and seamlessly connecting robots, equipment, people and business applications across the factory floor, we aim to optimize and enable autonomous operations across the entire manufacturing life cycle, from production planning and manufacturing to quality management and maintenance operations,” says Takahito Tokita, president and CEO of Fujitsu.

“By tightly integrating robots operating in the physical world with data accumulated and analyzed in the digital world, we can improve productivity, increase operational agility and strengthen sustainable competitiveness in an ever-changing business environment.”