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Physical AI funding hits $55.8B in H1 as robots get real deployment dates
Robotics funding reached $55.8B in H1 2026, nearly double the prior annual record, with humanoid startups raising $8.6B. Neura Robotics confirmed December 2026 deployment at Schaeffler's German plant, and NVIDIA's sim-to-real pipeline is now production-scale. Five operational shifts are reshaping factory floors now, not in 2027.
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The shift from hype to contracts is real, but the Schaeffler deployment is a single data point—watch for repeatability before declaring Physical AI's arrival.
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