Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries on May 23 announced a partnership with Nvidia to establish a physical AI development center in Silicon Valley.
Physical AI refers to AI machines that autonomously perceive, reason, and make decisions in real-world environments, meaning robotics and other autonomous machines.
“We would like to make this place a starting point for global partnerships,” said Kawasaki President and CEO Yasuhiko Hashimoto. “What we aim for is NOT to replace people, but to deliver Physical AI that supports human judgment and action—safely and efficiently.”
An opening ceremony for the physical AI hub was held on Thursday in San Jose and was attended by representatives from each of Kawasaki’s partners in the project—Nvidia, Analog Devices, Microsoft, and Fujitsu—as well as Japanese government agencies….