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EY launches physical AI platform and opens new EY.ai Lab with Nvidia support

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EY has unveiled a new physical AI platform developed with Nvidia technologies, opened a dedicated EY.ai Lab in Georgia, and appointed its first EY global physical AI leader, marking a major expansion of the firm’s robotics and automation strategy.

The company says the new platform is designed to give enterprises a structured way to implement and manage “an AI system executed by robots, drones, smart-edge devices and more.”

Built using Nvidia Omniverse libraries, Nvidia Isaac and Nvidia AI Enterprise, the system supports digital twins, robotics simulation and advanced AI workloads across industrial, energy, consumer and health sectors. [Read more…] about EY launches physical AI platform and opens new EY.ai Lab with Nvidia support

US startup Antioch raises $4.25 million to build simulation infrastructure to the robotics industry

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A team of Stanford alumni led by former Tesla Autopilot engineer Harry Mellsop, former Deep Grey Research head of product Alex Langshur, former Google Deepmind engineer Colton Swingle, and former Meta Reality Labs researcher Collin Schlager, has raised $4.25 million to democratise access to advanced robotics development. 

The pre-seed round was led by A*, with support from Abstract Ventures, MaC Venture Capital, Box Group, as well as angels Adrian Macneil, the CEO of AI robotics company, Foxglove, Shyam Sankar, the CTO of Palantir, and NZ investment firm Icehouse Ventures.

Founded in early 2025 and headquartered in New York, Antioch is solving one of autonomy’s hardest problems: safely validating AI-driven systems that operate in the physical world. [Read more…] about US startup Antioch raises $4.25 million to build simulation infrastructure to the robotics industry

Nvidia invests $2 billion in Synopsys as the companies expand partnership to ‘revolutionize engineering and design across industries’

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Nvidia and Synopsys have agreed a “major expansion” of their long-running technical collaboration, outlining a multiyear partnership that aims to reshape engineering workflows across semiconductor, aerospace, automotive and industrial sectors.

The agreement combines Nvidia’s accelerated computing stack with Synopsys’ engineering and simulation software to address the mounting complexity facing R&D teams.

As part of the deal, Nvidia has invested $2 billion in Synopsys common stock at a purchase price of $414.79 per share. And because Synopsys acquired Ansys for approximately $35 billion earlier this year, Nvidia will probably be a part owner of the engineering design application. [Read more…] about Nvidia invests $2 billion in Synopsys as the companies expand partnership to ‘revolutionize engineering and design across industries’

Nvidia says its new AI physics platform enables engineers to work ‘500 times faster’ in aerospace and automotive

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Nvidia says leading aerospace and automotive companies are accelerating complex engineering tasks by as much as 500x using its new DoMINO NIM microservice, part of the Nvidia PhysicsNeMo AI physics framework.

According to the company, the combination of GPU-accelerated computing, AI-powered physics modelling and interactive digital twins is transforming how enterprises run simulations for aircraft, vehicles and heavy machinery.

The platform enables “near real-time simulation” of physical systems, significantly compressing design cycles and allowing engineers to explore larger design spaces with far greater accuracy. [Read more…] about Nvidia says its new AI physics platform enables engineers to work ‘500 times faster’ in aerospace and automotive

Interview with Schneider Electric’s digital leader Peter Weckesser: ‘AI is the brain’

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Schneider Electric is best known as a global leader in power systems and energy management – the company that keeps the world’s infrastructure running.

Less visible, but increasingly vital to its strategy, is a growing digital and software-driven business focused on automation, IoT, and AI. At the centre of that transformation is Peter Weckesser, Schneider Electric’s chief digital officer.

Weckesser doesn’t see technologies such as AI, IoT, and digital twins as disruptive forces, but as “strategic enablers of resilience, efficiency, and competitive growth”. [Read more…] about Interview with Schneider Electric’s digital leader Peter Weckesser: ‘AI is the brain’

Middle East sets the pace for autonomous operations in energy sector

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Schneider Electric, an energy technology company, has unveiled new research revealing that nearly 80 percent of Middle East energy sector leaders report advanced operational readiness, highlighting the region’s strong ambition toward autonomous operations.

The Middle East findings of Schneider Electric’s Autonomous Maturity research indicates a shift in autonomous readiness within the region’s energy sector, with many organizations claiming to operate at Level 4 of the ARC Autonomous Operations Maturity Model.

This level reflects selective autonomy, systems functioning independently in specific scenarios with limited human intervention. [Read more…] about Middle East sets the pace for autonomous operations in energy sector

Nvidia says it’s working with US manufacturing and robotics leaders to ‘drive America’s reindustrialization with physical AI’

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Nvidia says that America’s leading manufacturers, industrial software developers and robotics companies are “using Nvidia Omniverse technologies to build state-of-the-art robotic factories and new autonomous collaborative robots to help overcome labor shortages and drive American reindustrialization”.

Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of Nvidia, says: “AI is transforming the world’s factories into intelligent thinking machines – the engines of a new industrial revolution.

“Together with American’s manufacturing leaders, we’re building physical AI, Omniverse digital twins and collaborative robots that will drive productivity, resilience and competitiveness across the US industrial base.” [Read more…] about Nvidia says it’s working with US manufacturing and robotics leaders to ‘drive America’s reindustrialization with physical AI’

Hitachi to build ‘AI Factory’ based on Nvidia reference architecture

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Hitachi says it plans to establish a global “Hitachi AI Factory” based on Nvidia AI Factory reference architecture, yielding a centralized infrastructure designed to accelerate the development and deployment of physical AI solutions across Hitachi’s core business sectors.

The AI Factory is powered by Hitachi iQ with Nvidia HGX B200 systems featuring Nvidia Blackwell GPUs; Hitachi iQ M Series with Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 Server Edition GPUs; and Nvidia Spectrum-X Ethernet networking platform.

This strategic initiative directly supports Hitachi’s ambition to create and deploy AI that interacts with the real world. [Read more…] about Hitachi to build ‘AI Factory’ based on Nvidia reference architecture

Virginia Tech opens new center to ‘shape the future of advanced manufacturing’

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For years, Virginia Tech has forged its place as a powerhouse in advanced manufacturing research. With the launch of Virginia Tech Made: The Center for Advanced Manufacturing, the university welds its mission to shape the future of the field with its commitment to train the workforce to lead it.

Housed within the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science, Virginia Tech Made will cultivate cross-campus collaborations, expand partnerships with industry and government, and train manufacturing professionals based on the university’s expertise in advanced materials, manufacturing technologies, computational design, data analytics, and digital infrastructure.

As faculty affiliated with the center advance state-of-the-art technology, they’ll focus on workforce development and outreach as key components of the center’s mission. [Read more…] about Virginia Tech opens new center to ‘shape the future of advanced manufacturing’

Robotics survey highlights autonomy, digital twins, humanoids and ethics as key 2025 trends

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A new survey of more than 200 robotics product developers and industrial designers suggests the industry is at a turning point, with advances in autonomy, digital twins and humanoid robots balanced against persistent challenges around cost, safety and ethics.

The study, published by design firm StudioRed, found that robotics development is currently most concentrated in consumer electronics (55.7 percent), manufacturing (52.7 percent) and biotech (51.7 percent).

Respondents said robotics is moving beyond the assembly line, with applications in smart homes, logistics and life sciences. [Read more…] about Robotics survey highlights autonomy, digital twins, humanoids and ethics as key 2025 trends