PHYSICORE

— PHYSICORE DEPLOYMENT INDEX

PHYSICAL AI IN THE REAL WORLD.

A structured view of Physical AI systems across real-world sectors, workflows and deployment stages, with evidence clearly separated by source and verification level.

The Index is designed to help operators understand what is being deployed, where it is being used and how strong the underlying deployment evidence is.

117
Deployment systems tracked
13
Commercial sectors
5
Enabling technologies tracked separately

— Sector coverage

TRACKED ACROSS REAL OPERATING SECTORS.

— The Index

DEPLOYED SYSTEMS.

117 of 117 records

E1
General-purpose / Embodied AI
Primary workflow
General-purpose manipulation; manufacturing; logistics; home
Deployment stage
Commercial deployment / scaling
Source →
E1
General-purpose / Embodied AI
Primary workflow
Material handling; manufacturing; logistics
Deployment stage
Pilot / commercial scaling
Source →
E1
General-purpose / Embodied AI
Primary workflow
Material movement; logistics; manufacturing
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E1
General-purpose / Embodied AI
Primary workflow
Industrial logistics; kitting; material handling
Deployment stage
POC complete / deployment scheduled from Dec 2026
Source →
E1
General-purpose / Embodied AI
Primary workflow
Industrial manipulation and work automation across compatible robot systems
Deployment stage
Commercial platform / partner deployments
Source →
E1
General-purpose / Embodied AI
Primary workflow
Research; manipulation; general humanoid tasks
Deployment stage
Commercial product / research deployment
Source →
E1
General-purpose / Embodied AI
Primary workflow
Industrial handling; manufacturing
Deployment stage
Commercial deployment / scaling
Source →
E1
General-purpose / Embodied AI
Primary workflow
Industrial workflows; assistance
Deployment stage
Pre-production / early deployment
Source →
E1
General-purpose / Embodied AI
Primary workflow
Manufacturing; material handling; general tasks
Deployment stage
Internal deployment / development
Source →
E0
General-purpose / Embodied AI
Primary workflow
Mobile manipulation; HRI; embodied AI research
Deployment stage
Commercial research platform
Source →
E1
General-purpose / Embodied AI
Primary workflow
Risk-aware autonomy across machines
Deployment stage
Commercial deployment
Source →
E0
General-purpose / Embodied AI
Primary workflow
Industrial robot programming and deployment
Deployment stage
Commercial
Source →
E1
General-purpose / Embodied AI
Primary workflow
Manufacturing; garments; food; general manipulation
Deployment stage
Commercial live / early scale
Source →
E1
Manufacturing / Industrial
Primary workflow
Adaptive sanding / surface finishing
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E1
Manufacturing / Industrial
Primary workflow
Vision-guided robot control; assembly; handling
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E1
Manufacturing / Industrial
Primary workflow
Adaptive industrial automation; machine loading; materials handling; finishing
Deployment stage
Commercial launch / scaling
Source →
E1
Manufacturing / Industrial
Primary workflow
Machine tending; pick/place; assembly; light fabrication
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E1
Manufacturing / Industrial
Primary workflow
Adaptive welding
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E1
Manufacturing / Industrial
Primary workflow
Large-scale / hard-to-reach welding
Deployment stage
Early adopter / pre-commercial
Source →
E0
Manufacturing / Industrial
Primary workflow
Industrial automation design; deployment; motion control
Deployment stage
Commercial
Source →
E0
Manufacturing / Industrial
Primary workflow
Programming; orchestration; simulation; AI workflows
Deployment stage
Commercial
Source →
E0
Manufacturing / Industrial
Primary workflow
Flexible sheet metal forming / fabrication
Deployment stage
Commercial / scaling
Source →
E0
Manufacturing / Industrial
Primary workflow
Assembly and electronics manufacturing
Deployment stage
Commercial
Source →
E0
Manufacturing / Industrial
Primary workflow
Machine tending; welding; palletising; assembly
Deployment stage
Commercial mature
Source →
E0
Manufacturing / Industrial
Primary workflow
Assembly; handling; machine tending
Deployment stage
Commercial mature
Source →
E0
Manufacturing / Industrial
Primary workflow
Assembly; inspection; handling; welding
Deployment stage
Commercial mature
Source →
E0
Manufacturing / Industrial
Primary workflow
Assembly; handling; testing; machine tending
Deployment stage
Commercial mature
Source →
E0
Manufacturing / Industrial
Primary workflow
Handling; assembly; welding; machine tending
Deployment stage
Commercial mature
Source →
E0
Manufacturing / Industrial
Primary workflow
Bin picking; palletising; truck unloading; industrial logistics
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Warehousing / Intralogistics
Primary workflow
Assisted picking; putaway; fulfilment
Deployment stage
Commercial live at scale
Source →
E0
Warehousing / Intralogistics
Primary workflow
Case handling; material movement
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Warehousing / Intralogistics
Primary workflow
Highly autonomous picking / fulfilment
Deployment stage
Commercial
Source →
E1
Warehousing / Intralogistics
Primary workflow
Storage; retrieval; order fulfilment
Deployment stage
Commercial live at scale
Source →
E1
Warehousing / Intralogistics
Primary workflow
Goods-to-person picking
Deployment stage
Commercial live at scale
Source →
E0
Warehousing / Intralogistics
Primary workflow
Picking; transport; fulfilment
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Warehousing / Intralogistics
Primary workflow
Storage and goods-to-person fulfilment
Deployment stage
Commercial mature
Source →
E0
Warehousing / Intralogistics
Primary workflow
Case handling; storage; pallet building
Deployment stage
Commercial live at scale
Source →
E0
Warehousing / Intralogistics
Primary workflow
Robotic picking; fulfilment; sortation workflows
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E1
Warehousing / Intralogistics
Primary workflow
Trailer and container unloading
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E1
Warehousing / Intralogistics
Primary workflow
Trailer loading / unloading; pallet movement
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Warehousing / Intralogistics
Primary workflow
Mixed-case palletising / containerisation
Deployment stage
Commercial scaling
Source →
E0
Warehousing / Intralogistics
Primary workflow
Parcel sortation
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E1
Warehousing / Intralogistics
Primary workflow
Piece picking; putwall; returns; intralogistics
Deployment stage
Commercial live at scale
Source →
E0
Warehousing / Intralogistics
Primary workflow
Picking; packing; induction; footwear handling
Deployment stage
Commercial scaling
Source →
E0
Warehousing / Intralogistics
Primary workflow
Piece picking
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Warehousing / Intralogistics
Primary workflow
Case storage; retrieval; goods-to-person
Deployment stage
Commercial live at scale
Source →
E0
Warehousing / Intralogistics
Primary workflow
Pallet / material transport
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Warehousing / Intralogistics
Primary workflow
Pallet movement; horizontal transport; autonomous lift workflows
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Warehousing / Intralogistics
Primary workflow
Pallet movement; lift truck workflows
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Warehousing / Intralogistics
Primary workflow
Autonomous inventory scanning / digital twin
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Warehousing / Intralogistics
Primary workflow
Goods movement / picking assistance
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Warehousing / Intralogistics
Primary workflow
Mobile goods-to-person picking
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Food / Hospitality
Primary workflow
Food assembly; portioning; CPG kitting
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Food / Hospitality
Primary workflow
Frying / kitchen station automation
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Food / Hospitality
Primary workflow
Food running; hospitality transport
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Food / Hospitality
Primary workflow
Restaurant delivery / bussing
Deployment stage
Commercial live at scale
Source →
E0
Food / Hospitality
Primary workflow
Hotel / building delivery
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Food / Hospitality
Primary workflow
Beverage / food preparation
Deployment stage
Commercial live / early scale
Source →
E0
Food / Hospitality
Primary workflow
Bowl / meal assembly
Deployment stage
Commercial / early scale
Source →
E0
Agriculture
Primary workflow
Precision weeding
Deployment stage
Commercial live at scale
Source →
E0
Agriculture
Primary workflow
Autonomous tractor operation
Deployment stage
Commercial
Source →
E0
Agriculture
Primary workflow
Tillage and autonomous field operations
Deployment stage
Commercial
Source →
E0
Agriculture
Primary workflow
Selective spraying / weed detection
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Agriculture
Primary workflow
Weeding / cultivation
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Agriculture
Primary workflow
Precision weeding
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Agriculture
Primary workflow
Crop / harvest transport; towing
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Agriculture
Primary workflow
Field operations
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Agriculture
Primary workflow
Spraying; mowing; field operations
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Agriculture
Primary workflow
Precision spraying / crop treatment
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Construction
Primary workflow
Solar pile distribution / installation
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Construction
Primary workflow
BIM-driven floor layout
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Construction
Primary workflow
Drywall finishing
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Construction
Primary workflow
Automated block laying
Deployment stage
Commercial deployment
Source →
E0
Construction
Primary workflow
Overhead drilling
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Construction
Primary workflow
Rebar tying
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Construction
Primary workflow
Bricklaying
Deployment stage
Commercial / early scale
Source →
E0
Construction
Primary workflow
Remote demolition / heavy work
Deployment stage
Commercial mature
Source →
E0
Inspection / Energy / Infrastructure
Primary workflow
Industrial inspection in hazardous areas
Deployment stage
Prototype deployments / formal launch later 2026
Source →
E0
Inspection / Energy / Infrastructure
Primary workflow
Inspection; sensing; industrial data capture
Deployment stage
Commercial live at scale
Source →
E0
Inspection / Energy / Infrastructure
Primary workflow
Asset integrity inspection
Deployment stage
Commercial live at scale
Source →
E0
Inspection / Energy / Infrastructure
Primary workflow
GPS-denied mapping and inspection
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Inspection / Energy / Infrastructure
Primary workflow
Indoor confined-space inspection
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Inspection / Energy / Infrastructure
Primary workflow
Above-ground storage tank inspection
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Inspection / Energy / Infrastructure
Primary workflow
Robot/drone fleet operations; autonomous inspection; industrial intelligence
Deployment stage
Commercial live at scale
Source →
E0
Inspection / Energy / Infrastructure
Primary workflow
Oil & gas / hazardous industrial inspection
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E1
Healthcare / Medical
Primary workflow
Medication; samples; supplies; internal logistics
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Healthcare / Medical
Primary workflow
Cart transport; meals; linen; waste; hospital logistics
Deployment stage
Commercial live at scale
Source →
E0
Healthcare / Medical
Primary workflow
Secure hospital delivery; pharmacy and clinical materials
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Healthcare / Medical
Primary workflow
Minimally invasive surgery
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Healthcare / Medical
Primary workflow
Robot-assisted surgery
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Healthcare / Medical
Primary workflow
Robot-assisted surgery
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Healthcare / Medical
Primary workflow
Minimally invasive surgery assistance
Deployment stage
Commercial / early scale
Source →
E0
Healthcare / Medical
Primary workflow
Knee / hip / neurosurgical assistance
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Cleaning / Facilities
Primary workflow
Commercial floor scrubbing
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Cleaning / Facilities
Primary workflow
Vacuuming; sweeping; scrubbing; mopping
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Cleaning / Facilities
Primary workflow
Commercial floor scrubbing
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Cleaning / Facilities
Primary workflow
Commercial floor scrubbing
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Cleaning / Facilities
Primary workflow
Commercial floor scrubbing
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Cleaning / Facilities
Primary workflow
Sweeping; scrubbing; vacuuming; mopping
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Retail / Inventory
Primary workflow
Shelf scanning; inventory intelligence
Deployment stage
Commercial rollout from mid-2026
Source →
E0
Retail / Inventory
Primary workflow
Shelf intelligence; hazard monitoring; store operations
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Retail / Inventory
Primary workflow
RFID / shelf inventory
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Warehousing / Intralogistics
Primary workflow
Inventory ground truth; facility intelligence; workflow automation
Deployment stage
Commercial live at scale
Source →
E0
Outdoor Delivery / Logistics
Primary workflow
Campus / neighbourhood last-mile delivery
Deployment stage
Commercial live at scale
Source →
E0
Outdoor Delivery / Logistics
Primary workflow
Food / parcel last-mile delivery
Deployment stage
Commercial live / scaling
Source →
E0
Outdoor Delivery / Logistics
Primary workflow
Campus / neighbourhood delivery
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Outdoor Delivery / Logistics
Primary workflow
Retail / healthcare delivery
Deployment stage
Commercial live / scaling
Source →
E0
Outdoor Delivery / Logistics
Primary workflow
Retail / food / parcel delivery
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Outdoor Delivery / Logistics
Primary workflow
Autonomous driving for robotaxis, commercial fleets, delivery and personal vehicles
Deployment stage
Commercial licensing / deployment
Source →
E0
Security / Public Safety
Primary workflow
Patrol; surveillance; anomaly detection
Deployment stage
Commercial live at scale
Source →
E0
Security / Public Safety
Primary workflow
Outdoor patrol / security
Deployment stage
Commercial rollout
Source →
E0
Security / Public Safety
Primary workflow
Firefighting / disaster response
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Marine / Underwater
Primary workflow
Subsea inspection / manipulation
Deployment stage
Commercial / early scale
Source →
E0
Marine / Underwater
Primary workflow
Survey; inspection; offshore operations
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Warehousing / Intralogistics
Primary workflow
Mixed parcel trailer/container unloading
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E0
Healthcare / Medical
Primary workflow
Medication; specimens; clinical materials
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →
E1
Inspection / Energy / Infrastructure
Primary workflow
Routine industrial inspection in indoor/outdoor facilities
Deployment stage
Commercial live
Source →

— METHODOLOGY

DEPLOYMENT CLAIMS ARE NOT THE SAME AS DEPLOYMENT EVIDENCE.

A robot operating in a customer environment tells us that deployment has occurred. It does not, by itself, establish task performance, reliability, robustness, economics or generalisation. Physicore separates these questions and increases evidence confidence as deployments move from public reporting to buyer verification, direct observation, repeatable testing and multi-site validation.

E0 · TRACKED

Current system identified and mapped from public information.

E1 · PUBLIC EVIDENCE

Published evidence from the builder, customer, partner or research source.

E2 · BUYER VERIFIED

Deployment information confirmed by the operator using the system.

E3 · PHYSICORE OBSERVED

Physicore directly observes the system operating under a defined measurement protocol.

E4 · PHYSICORE TESTED

Physicore runs repeatable testing against defined real-world tasks and conditions.

E5 · MULTI-SITE VERIFIED

Comparable Physicore evidence across multiple real operating environments.

— WHAT PHYSICORE MEASURES

CAPABILITY

Can the system complete the required task?

RELIABILITY

Can it keep doing so without excessive failure or human intervention?

ROBUSTNESS

Does performance hold when real-world conditions change?

RECOVERY

What happens when the system fails?

ECONOMICS

Does the deployment create sufficient operational value?

GENERALISATION

Does performance transfer across tasks, sites and conditions?

PHYSICAL AI IS VERSIONED

Robot hardware, models, policies and software can change materially between deployments. Physicore therefore treats performance evidence as specific to the system configuration, software or model version, task, environment and date on which it was observed.

DATA FRESHNESS

Physical AI changes quickly. Physicore periodically reviews system status, deployment information and source availability. Each profile records the date it was last verified.

— TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPE

THE INTELLIGENCE LAYER.

Foundation models and enabling Physical AI platforms shape what robots can learn and how capability transfers across embodiments. They are tracked separately because they are not directly comparable with deployed robotic systems.

Skild AI
Layer
Embodied foundation model
Workflow
Cross-embodiment robot control
Embodiment
Model / software layer
Deployment stage
Pilot / application development
E1Source →
Generalist AI
Layer
Embodied foundation model
Workflow
General robot manipulation
Embodiment
Model / software layer
Deployment stage
Research / early application
E1Source →
Physical Intelligence
Layer
Robot foundation model
Workflow
General-purpose manipulation; cross-task learning
Embodiment
Model / software layer
Deployment stage
Research / partner deployment
E1Source →
NVIDIA
Layer
Robot foundation model / developer platform
Workflow
Humanoid and general robot learning
Embodiment
Model / platform layer
Deployment stage
Developer / ecosystem deployment
E1Source →
Google DeepMind
Layer
Embodied AI model
Workflow
General manipulation; reasoning; adaptation
Embodiment
Model / software layer
Deployment stage
Research / partner deployment
E1Source →

FOR DEPLOYERS

Move from claims to evidence.

Use the Index to understand the market, identify systems relevant to a workflow and determine what evidence should be required before pilot approval, deployment or multi-site rollout.

FOR BUILDERS

Prove performance in reality.

Physicore's evidence framework provides a structured route from public deployment claims to buyer-verified, observed, tested and multi-site evidence.