Monitored theme · Robotics
Physical AI and Industrial Automation
Monitored since March 2017 · 13 temporal technology analyses
TAIME Score over the years
Yearly average of the TAIME Score across published temporal technology analyses. Only years with data for this theme are shown.
Latest TAIME Score
52/100
in the October 2026 analysis
| Year | TAIME Score | Analyses |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 69 | 9 |
| 2025 | 83 | 1 |
| 2026 | 68 | 4 |
From the latest analysis · October 2026
Physical AI Advances Through Industrial Edge Platforms While Humanoid Robotics Remains Crowded and Unproven
The nearest-term value in physical AI is not in humanoids but in the less glamorous layer beneath them: connected devices, edge intelligence and industrial platforms that make physical operations legible to software.
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