Intel stakes new claim in physical AI with robotics chips
Intel is invading the physical AI space with a reentry into the robotics market it quit many years ago amid financial struggles. The robotics strategy is part of the company’s larger plan to establish AI on the “edge,” in which devices have the computing capability to run AI locally. Many devices lack AI capabilities and have to offload processing to the cloud. The chipmaker said its Intel Series 3 processors are now in 130 edge AI and robotics designs. It also had a design win with SensoryAI, which provides technology for robots that include Ella, a robotic barista made by Crown Digital. The company’s Core Ultra Series 3 processors are derivatives of chip designs intended for laptops. But Intel has achieved a level of power efficiency for long battery life that allows those chips to be adapted for handheld devices and laptops. Intel also said it can build advanced robotics chips thanks to its latest manufacturing technologies. For example, many robotic functions, such as computer visi