Physical AI Powering the New Age of Industrial Operations 2025

2Where it is working: Frontier applications Intelligent robotics enables use cases across all manufacturing domains and industries, with early adopters already transforming their operations. The new generation of robotic systems can now tackle complex, variable and dexterous tasks that once seemed beyond automation’s reach. This section explores the breadth of emerging use cases throughout the industrial value chain and spotlights how early adopters are redefining what automation can achieve. As intelligent robotics evolves from a niche capability into a core enabler of industrial competitiveness, adoption is accelerating across industries, functions and company sizes. Physical AI: Powering the New Age of Industrial Operations 11