Technology Convergence Report 2025

Internet of robotic things (IoRT) IoRT integrates advanced robotic capabilities with networked connectivity and edge computing to create interconnected robotic ecosystems that can communicate, collaborate and share intelligence across distributed systems. By bringing data processing closer to the source, edge computing significantly reduces latency, enabling robots to respond to their environments in real time, while network protocols optimized for robotic communications allow these systems to coordinate actions and share insights. This capability brings clear added value in applications where every millisecond is critical, such as autonomous driving or precision manufacturing, and brings clear added value in applications where both individual responsiveness and system-wide coordination are critical, such as autonomous vehicle fleets, warehouse automation or distributed manufacturing operations. Edge computing combined with resilient mesh networking is transforming how robots learn, adapt and operate collectively. Integrating embedded ML directly into robotic systems while enabling secure robot-to-robot and robot- to-infrastructure communication is driving the next phase of intelligent automation, creating systems that are both individually intelligent and collectively coordinated. 4 2 42 2 4 33 Internet of robotic thingsMobile edge computing Embedded MLComputer visionAutonomous agentsSupervised learning Wireless sensors Control systems Vision systems Technology domain Omni compute Artificial intelligence Robotics Maturity level 3 Product4 Commodity 1 Genesis2 Custom-builtN Industry Company Outcomes Advanced manufacturing Gecko RoboticsGecko Robotics’ AI robotic platform enables real-time data acquisition for safer operations and smarter maintenance, reducing downtime and operational costs. ITNVIDIANVIDIA Isaac is a robotics platform that enables real-time perception, synthetic data generation and software-in-the- loop testing to speed up the development and deployment of intelligent robotic systems. Technology Convergence Report 23