Japan is embarking on a historic socio-economic transformation, executing a massive national strategy to integrate its artificial intelligence, data utilization, and robotics policies. This unified policy push aims to realize the widespread deployment of Physical AI—systems where intelligence interacts directly with the physical world—to secure Japan's industrial competitiveness in a rapidly changing global economy. The initiative represents a profound shift from purely virtu

At Humanoids Summit Tokyo 2026 (held in Tokyo on May 28–29, 2026), Hanya Huang, Operation Partner at High Torque Robotics, presented Mini Pi and Mini Pi+, the company’s compact bipedal and full-body humanoid platforms. Her central argument was that humanoid development will not scale through better AI models alone: developers also need affordable, modular hardware, stable control infrastructure, simulator-compatible software, and accessible documentation. During the live demo

Introduction: The Rising Titan of Physical AI Infrastructure In the rapidly accelerating race to develop physical AI and humanoids, a massive data bottleneck has emerged. While the industry has historically focused on building better hardware, the true battleground has shifted to the underlying data and evaluation infrastructure. Leading this paradigm shift is Lightwheel, a Physical AI simulation and data-infrastructure startup founded three years ago, which secured approxima

While the digital revolution has transformed online spaces and office workflows over the past few decades, its economic footprint remains concentrated. Generative AI tools and large language models (LLMs) operate primarily in the digital realm. In its market framing, Archetype AI positions roughly 85% of global economic activity as rooted in the physical world (spanning manufacturing, construction, energy, and transportation), compared with approximately 15% in primarily digi

Session: The Innovation and Future of Humanoid Robotics through Industry-Academia Collaboration Speakers: Karsten Lemmer, Executive Board Member for Innovation, Technology Transfer and Research Infrastructure, German Aerospace Center (DLR) Alin Albu-Schäffer, Director of the Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics, German Aerospace Center (DLR) Dr. Kal Mos, Head of Research and Predevelopment, Siemens AG Session Summary: Driven by severe European demographic labor shortages an

Session: Realizing Industrial AI at Scale with AWS Speakers: Ozgur Tohumcu (AWS Representative) David Reger (Founder and CEO of NEURA Robotics) Florian Lechner (Head of Digital Production and Logistics at Volkswagen AG) Session Summary: This session explores how organizations can successfully deploy and globally scale industrial and physical AI to transform their manufacturing operations. Featuring practical use cases from NEURA Robotics and Volkswagen Group, the presentation

Mobileye CEO Professor Amnon Shashua took the stage at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to announce a transformative era for the company, officially dubbing it "Mobileye 3.0". Highlighting a massive $24.5 billion future pipeline and the strategic acquisition of Mentee Robotics, the presentation underscored Mobileye’s transition from an automotive technology supplier into a dominant force in the broader realm of physical artificial intelligence. Joined by Christian Sen

Session Name: Humanoid Robotics: The Next Engine of Industrial Growth Speaker: Sven Krause — Moderator Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Schönmann — Professor, Industrial Engineering, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt Andreas Zeug — Project Manager, Humanoid Robotics, Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG Sven Parusel — Head of Research Partnerships, Agile Robots SE Session Summary: This panel explores humanoid robotics as Europe's next critical industrial growth engine, analyzing real-w

Session: From Automation to Autonomy: Deploying Humanoid Systems in Real Industrial Environments. Speaker: Darius Wilke, Vice President Commercial, Hexagon Robotics GmbH Session Summary: Hexagon Robotics is deploying wheeled industrial humanoid robots, specifically AEON, to seamlessly integrate into existing human-centric factory layouts and solve critical manufacturing labor shortages. Instead of complex manual coding, these robots are trained through AI and imitation learni

Session: From Components to Colleagues: How Schaeffler is Shaping the Future of Humanoid Robotics Speaker: David Kehr, President of Humanoid Robotics at the Schaeffler Group Session Summary: David Kehr outlines the Schaeffler Group's comprehensive roadmap for integrating physical AI and humanoid robotics into the industrial sector. The strategy positions Schaeffler as a key technology user, component supplier, system integrator, and aftermarket provider within the robotics ec