Japan makers showcase robots at physical AI summit

Japanese tech firms gathered in Tokyo on Wednesday, for a summit on physical AI to showcase advanced robots built for real-world tasks. From humanoids to industrial robots, developers said their prototypes still rely on remote human operators but could transform factories of the future, highlighting the ongoing push toward complete machine autonomy.

Japan is pushing heavy investments into physical AI and sovereign AI models to deploy millions of robots by 2040 to combat severe labor shortages.