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New monograph defines Physical AI and its challenges

A new monograph titled "Physical AI: Concepts, Techniques, and Challenges" aims to define and unify the emerging field of physical AI. The paper distinguishes physical AI from related concepts like embodied AI and digital twins, proposing a framework for artificial systems that interact with the physical world under real-world constraints. It outlines key methodologies such as multimodal perception, world models, and embodied foundation models, while also addressing critical challenges like sim-to-real transfer, safety, and governance for advancing towards physical AGI. AI

IMPACT Establishes a foundational framework for physical AI, guiding research towards more generalizable systems interacting with the real world.

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Weinan Zhang, Chunhua Shen, Tianfan Xue, Bin Zhao, Bingqi Jiang, Zihan Guo, Zicai Cui, Yang Li, Ming Zhou, Xinyuan Chen, Lihe Ding, Xiao Chen, Yujin Wang, Shi Guo, Junting Dong, Tao Lu, Xing Shen, Haoyu Guo, Yao Mu, Haiyong Yu, Haoxiang Ma, Fuxian Huang,… ·

    Physical AI: Concepts, Techniques, and Challenges

    arXiv:2610.27045v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In recent years, physical artificial intelligence (physical AI) has experienced rapid development, capturing significant attention in academia and industry. However, the field has yet to reach consensus on its definition, technical …