Fujitsu is teaming up with leading Japanese robotics companies on physical artificial-intelligence development and implementation across various industries, a move aimed at strengthening the country's industrial competitiveness.

The development comes as Japanese industrial sectors, especially manufacturing, have faced growing challenges in recent years. A falling birthrate and an aging population have led to a severe labor crunch in Japan. The country has also seen a steady decline in the number of skilled technicians, and competition is intensifying globally.

"To resolve these challenges and achieve sustainable growth, the promotion of digital transformation is essential," Fujitsu said. "In particular, expectations are rising for physical AI, where AI recognizes and analyzes real-world information and executes it as physical actions."

The Japanese information-technology services provider said Thursday that it is exploring business opportunities in physical AI by collaborating with Fanuc, Yaskawa Electric and Kawasaki Heavy Industries and leveraging Nvidia's technology.

The initiative seeks to promote the development of a sovereign collaborative control platform by bridging the digital and physical worlds and integrating Nvidia's open physical AI technologies, the company said.

Fujitsu said it will lead business discussions with the companies and leverage the AI, world model, simulation, and robotics technologies underpinning Nvidia's physical AI platform.

"Physical AI is the next industrial revolution--and it will be made in Japan," Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang said. "With AI, Japan will define its next era."

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