Use cases

Physical AI examples in the real world

Physical AI is visible in machines that perceive changing environments and turn learned or adaptive policies into physical action. These examples are drawn from companies with shipping products or documented pilots in the Atlas.

Updated 29 September 2026

How to read these examples

A demonstration, a commercial product and a deployed pilot are different kinds of evidence. This page prioritizes companies whose Atlas profile has reached shipping or deployed-pilot status.

A status applies to the product evidence recorded for that company; it does not imply full autonomy, fleet-wide deployment or verified unit volume. Open the company profile for dates, sources and caveats.

Sector example

Humanoid Robotics

Companies developing general-purpose and task-specific humanoid robots, from prototypes and pilots to systems shipping into real workplaces.

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Shipping

AgiBot

A2 Ultra, Raise A1

Company-stated production milestone of 20,000 robots and a 300+ robot first-phase deployment at Chimelong; the model mix and operating results are not disclosed.

Deployed · pilots

Boston Dynamics, Inc.

Atlas

Classified as DEPLOYED_PILOTS because Atlas robots are operating in a real Hyundai manufacturing environment for training and integration; broad commercial availability is not established.

Shipping

Agility Robotics, Inc.

Digit 4

Digit 4 remains commercially deployed; Digit 5 is pre-production with early access planned for 2027. Orders and operating hours are company-stated and are not treated as units shipped.

Deployed · pilots

Figure AI, Inc.

Figure 03

Company reports real-world deployments and production expansion; BMW partnership provides pilot/deployment evidence, but no verifiable shipped-unit count was imported.

Sector example

Autonomous Vehicles

Companies building autonomous driving systems, robotaxis and self-driving vehicle platforms. This category is tracked separately from the core funding comparison.

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Shipping

Waymo LLC

Waymo One

shipping classification based on existing curated product/deployment evidence; needs category-level spot-check before investor-grade use.

Deployed · pilots

Aurora Innovation, Inc.

Aurora Driver

deployed pilots classification based on existing curated product/deployment evidence; needs category-level spot-check before investor-grade use.

Deployed · pilots

AutoX

AutoX Gen5 Robotaxi

deployed pilots classification based on existing curated product/deployment evidence; needs category-level spot-check before investor-grade use.

Deployed · pilots

Avride

Avride Robotaxi, Delivery Robot

deployed pilots classification based on existing curated product/deployment evidence; needs category-level spot-check before investor-grade use.

Sector example

Industrial Robotics / Cobots

Industrial robot and collaborative robot makers automating manufacturing, inspection, handling and other production workflows.

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Shipping

Gecko Robotics, Inc.

Gecko inspection robots, Cantilever

shipping classification based on existing curated product/deployment evidence; needs category-level spot-check before investor-grade use.

Shipping

Agile Robots SE

Agile ONE, Diana, AgileCore

Classified as SHIPPING based on the established automation portfolio and company-stated daily humanoid production; no humanoid shipment total is imported.

Shipping

GrayMatter Robotics, Inc.

Scan&Sand, Scan&Polish, Scan&Buff

shipping classification based on existing curated product/deployment evidence; needs category-level spot-check before investor-grade use.

Shipping

Path Robotics, Inc.

Path robotic welding systems

shipping classification based on existing curated product/deployment evidence; needs category-level spot-check before investor-grade use.

Sector example

Drones / Aerial

Aerial robotics companies building autonomous drones and drone platforms for commercial, industrial, public-safety and defence applications.

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Shipping

XTEND Reality Inc.

XOS, XTENDER, SCORPIO 500, SCORPIO 1000

shipping classification based on existing curated product/deployment evidence; needs category-level spot-check before investor-grade use.

Shipping

AeroVironment, Inc.

Switchblade, Puma, JUMP 20

shipping classification based on existing curated product/deployment evidence; needs category-level spot-check before investor-grade use.

Shipping

Autel Robotics Co., Ltd.

EVO Max, Dragonfish, Alpha

shipping classification based on existing curated product/deployment evidence; needs category-level spot-check before investor-grade use.

Shipping

AZUR Drones SAS

Skeyetech

shipping classification based on existing curated product/deployment evidence; needs category-level spot-check before investor-grade use.

Sector example

Edge AI Hardware

Semiconductor and edge-computing companies providing the processors, modules and systems that run physical AI workloads close to machines and sensors.

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Shipping

SECO S.p.A.

Qualcomm Dragonwing and Intel Core Ultra edge platforms; Modular Vision HMIs; Clea Framework

Commercial portfolio spans modules, SBCs, systems and industrial HMIs based on Qualcomm Dragonwing and Intel platforms, with Clea supporting AI deployment, remote management and lifecycle operations.

Sector example

Logistics / AMR

Autonomous mobile robot and logistics automation companies serving warehouses, fulfilment centres, factories and material-handling operations.

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Shipping

Exotec SAS

Skypod

shipping classification based on existing curated product/deployment evidence; needs category-level spot-check before investor-grade use.

Shipping

Vecna Robotics, Inc.

Vecna AMR pallet trucks, tuggers and forklifts

shipping classification based on existing curated product/deployment evidence; needs category-level spot-check before investor-grade use.

Shipping

Locus Robotics Corporation

Locus Origin, Vector, Max

shipping classification based on existing curated product/deployment evidence; needs category-level spot-check before investor-grade use.

Shipping

6 River Systems

Chuck

shipping classification based on existing curated product/deployment evidence; needs category-level spot-check before investor-grade use.

Sector example

Agricultural Robotics

Robotics companies applying autonomy to farming, including planting, weeding, spraying, harvesting, monitoring and autonomous machinery.

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Deployed · pilots

Advanced Farm Technologies

TX Robotic Harvester

deployed pilots classification based on existing curated product/deployment evidence; needs category-level spot-check before investor-grade use.

Shipping

Agrointelli A/S

Robotti

shipping classification based on existing curated product/deployment evidence; needs category-level spot-check before investor-grade use.

Shipping

Agtonomy

Agtonomy TeleFarmer

shipping classification based on existing curated product/deployment evidence; needs category-level spot-check before investor-grade use.

Shipping

AgXeed B.V.

AgBot

shipping classification based on existing curated product/deployment evidence; needs category-level spot-check before investor-grade use.

Sector example

Maritime Robotics

Companies building autonomous surface and underwater systems for ocean data, inspection, security, research and offshore operations.

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Shipping

Sea Machines Robotics

SM300, SELKIE

shipping classification based on existing curated product/deployment evidence; needs category-level spot-check before investor-grade use.

Shipping

Jaia Robotics

Jaiabot

shipping classification based on existing curated product/deployment evidence; needs category-level spot-check before investor-grade use.

Shipping

ALSEAMAR

SeaExplorer Glider

shipping classification based on existing curated product/deployment evidence; needs category-level spot-check before investor-grade use.

Shipping

Anduril Industries

Dive-LD, Copperhead

shipping classification based on existing curated product/deployment evidence; needs category-level spot-check before investor-grade use.

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The same company can support several use cases. Sector pages explain the primary classification; company profiles contain the product, software, compute and dated evidence.