What is physical AI?
Radio Davos11 Des 2025

What is physical AI?

Robots have been used in manufacturing for decades, but the rise of physical AI means the machines can do many things that used to be impossible.

In this episode, co-hosted by Kiva Allgood, who heads the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains at the World Economic Forum, we hear from two experts involved in deploying physical AI in the real world.

Guests:

Daniel Kuepper, Managing Director & Senior Partner at BCG

Tye Brady, Chief Technologist at Amazon Robotics

Links:

Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-advanced-manufacturing-and-supply-chains/home

Physical AI Powering the New Age of Industrial Operations: https://www.weforum.org/publications/physical-ai-powering-the-new-age-of-industrial-operations/

Global Lighthouse Network: https://initiatives.weforum.org/global-lighthouse-network/home

Related podcasts:

Beyond the hype, how industries are deploying AI at the heart of their operations: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ai-industries-in-the-intelligent-age/

Stock markets and supermarkets: how business is deploying AI: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ai-financial-services-consumer-goods-industries/

"Trillions of dollars added to the economy" - Google's chief economist on the macro impact of AI: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/chief-economists-outlook-google-fabien-curto-millet/

Do you need an AI mentor? This tech entrepreneur thinks so: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/ai-skills-workera-kian-katanforoosh/

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