Image : Digital Watch ObservatoryJapan backs domestic AI model for robotics
• Japan’s industry ministry has approved ¥387.3 billion in funding to develop a domestic multimodal foundation model specifically for physical AI systems. • The initiative is backed by leading tech firms and aims to enhance robotic intelligence and smarter automation across industrial sectors. • This project matters as it seeks to drive a broad industrial transformation by integrating advanced AI directly into the control systems of robots.
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