Intel to Outline Open Infrastructure Needed to Scale Physical AI at RoboBusiness

Intel's Robotics AI Suite is an open robotics development platform optimized for physical AI on Intel Core and Intel Core Ultra processors.

AI is moving out of digital environments and into the physical world, where robots and autonomous systems must sense, reason, and act in real time. According to Intel Corp., that shift creates a new challenge for robotics developers.

Success is no longer defined by model performance alone, Intel said. It now depends on the ability to deploy AI into systems that are responsive, reliable, safe, and scalable.

At RoboBusiness 2026, Nagesh Puppala, general manager of physical AI and robotics at Intel, will deliver the talk “From Models to Machines: Building the Open Infrastructure for Physical AI.”

The event runs Oct. 20 and 21 in Santa Clara, Calif. Puppala is scheduled to present at 1:15 p.m. PT on the first day of the show.

The session will examine the infrastructure required to move physical AI from prototype to production in real-world robotics systems.

It will also look at how open, edge-first architectures can help robotics teams integrate perception, sensor fusion, motion planning, deterministic control, and real-time AI across diverse hardware and software environments.

Attendees will learn why the next phase of robotics innovation depends on more than bigger models or better simulations.

Instead, it requires a practical deployment foundation that supports flexibility, interoperability, and measurable outcomes across manufacturing, logistics, field robotics, humanoids, and autonomous systems.