32:48
AMD’s CTO Explains What It Takes to Build Useful Robots
Mark Papermaster, AMD · Keynote
26:10
Why the Perfect Home Robot Still Needs You
Colin Angle, iRobot · Keynote
32:21
Inside Amazon’s Million Robots: Why 99% Isn’t Enough
Tye Brady, Amazon Robotics · Fireside
26:26
Robots Can Learn in Minutes. Can They Work a Shift?
Russ Tedrake, Walden Robotics and MIT · Keynote
29:56
What Happens When Robots Become Part of Your Body?
Beyond Human · Panel
27:38
Daniela Rus: What Happens When Robots Learn Through Play?
Daniela Rus, MIT CSAIL · Fireside
35:16
Why a Working Robot Can Still Take Years to Deploy
Past the Pilot · Panel
30:58
Does AI Really Need Bigger Data Centers to Scale?
The Physical AI Stack · Panel
01 / MARKET OPPORTUNITY
01 / 04
GLOBAL ROBOTICS OPPORTUNITY
potential growth
2025–2035
KEY GROWTH DRIVERS
AI foundation models
Cheaper, better hardware
More applications across sectors
Productivity and resilience
WORLD
A GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM
5.1 MILL
INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS · 2025
17,500
ROBOT COMPANIES · 2025
$15B
ROBOTICS VC · 2025
UNITED STATES
LEADING IN INNOVATION
430K
INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS · 2025
1,344
ROBOT COMPANIES · 2025
$5.4B
ROBOTICS VC · 2025
MASSACHUSETTS
PHYSICAL AI HUB
~12.9K
INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS · 2025 estimate
500+
ROBOT COMPANIES · 2025
$360M
ROBOTICS VC · 2025
Sources: J.P. Morgan; IFR World Robotics; PitchBook; MassTech Collaborative; MassRobotics; Boston Business Journal.
02 / THE INFLECTION POINT
02 / 04
01
AI BRAINS
Foundation models that understand, plan and adapt
World models and simulation; multimodal learning
02
PERCEPTION
Machines can see, hear and understand surroundings
Computer vision; lidar and radar; spatial mapping
03
DEXTERITY
Robots can perform increasingly complex tasks
Better hands and actuators; tactile feedback; learning from demonstration
04
Performance improves as deployment costs fall
AI chips; modular hardware; mass manufacturing
05
DEMAND
Real-world needs are accelerating adoption
Labor shortages; productivity; healthcare, logistics and industry
DIGITAL INTELLIGENCE
→
ROBOTS IN THE REAL WORLD
→
PRODUCTIVITY + NEW SERVICES
03 / EVIDENCE OF SCALE
03 / 04
THREE HEADLINES THAT REDEFINE SCALE • 2025–2026
AMAZON ROBOTIC WORKERS
Robots deployed across operations · June 2025
FACTORY ROBOTS WORLDWIDE
Industrial robots operating · 2025
WAYMO DRIVERLESS MILES
Rider-only autonomous miles · Through June 2026
CHINA / DEPLOYMENT AT SCALE
~8 CITIES
TRAFFIC-ROBOT DEPLOYMENTS
2.4 MILL
FACTORY ROBOTS
2025 estimate
140+
HUMANOID ROBOT MAKERS
59%
SHARE OF NEW GLOBAL FACTORY ROBOTS
Sources: Amazon (June 2025); IFR World Robotics 2026; Waymo Safety Impact Data (June 2026); Reuters; China MIIT; IFR.
04 / REGIONAL ECOSYSTEM
04 / 04
WORLD-CLASS TALENT | INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM | FROM LABS TO REAL-WORLD IMPACT
INNOVATIVE COMPANIES
Across robotics markets
ROBOTICS R&D LABS
Across the state
US ROBOTICS PATENTS
MA inventors, 2025
ROBOTICS VC
29 deals in 2025
DENSE STATEWIDE ECOSYSTEM
Boston / Cambridge
Lowell and the Merrimack Valley
Worcester and Amherst
Cape Cod testing sites
LEADING INDUSTRY VERTICALS
AI / ML & robotics software
Supply chain and logistics
Mobility and advanced manufacturing
Healthcare and life sciences
Aerospace, defense and marine
TALENT & EDUCATION
15 universities specializing in robotics
6 two-year robotics degree programs
11 world-class K–12 programs
UNIVERSITIES & RESEARCH
MIT
Harvard
Tufts
Northeastern
INNOVATION HUBS & TESTBEDS
MassRobotics
NERVE Center (UMass Lowell)
Joint Base Cape Cod FAA UAS test site
Local manufacturing and component supply chain
ROBOTICS COMPANIES
Boston Dynamics
Amazon Robotics
Symbotic
Teradyne
iRobot
Vecna Robotics
RightHand Robotics
Locus Robotics
Cognex
Sources: MassTech Collaborative; MassRobotics; Boston Business Journal.
