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The special site features 50 notable companies, and a free detailed database covers all 142.","whyItMatters":"The map treats the US physical AI industry as an ecosystem, grading each company's commercialization stage and Japan market contact rather than ranking famous names.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eLister, based in Minato-ku, Tokyo, built the map for Japanese companies that find US physical AI information scattered across company sites, press releases, and government documents. Each firm\u0026#39;s products are graded on a six-stage commercialization scale from M0 research to M5 large-scale deployment, and on a five-stage Japan contact scale from J0 no confirmed contact to J4.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe featured 50 include Field AI, Skild AI, Physical Intelligence, Boston Dynamics, Agility Robotics, Figure AI, Apptronik, Tesla, Symbotic, Amazon Robotics, Waymo, Nuro, Skydio, Shield AI, Anduril Industries, RealSense, Cognex, and Applied Intuition. The editor\u0026#39;s comment notes that humanoids draw attention while the industrial structure supporting their social implementation is broader.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobot foundation models and robot brains\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHumanoids and general-purpose robots\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndustrial, collaborative, and work robots\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAMR, logistics, and transport robots\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuadruped and special-purpose robots\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eService and healthcare robots\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAutonomous driving and unmanned mobility\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrones and autonomous aircraft\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobot hands, actuators, and parts\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSensors and machine vision\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAI compute and edge\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimulation and development platforms\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Lister published a chaos map of 142 US physical AI companies in 12 categories, from robot foundation models to AI compute. It tracks 1,742 inter-company relationships and 429 deployments, and offers a free database of all surveyed firms.","twitterPost":"Lister's new chaos map covers 142 US physical AI companies across 12 categories. It logs 1,742 inter-company relationships and 429 company activities, with a free detailed database of every surveyed firm.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Lister published a chaos map of 142 US physical AI companies, organized into 12 categories from robot foundation models to AI compute. The database tracks 1,742 inter-company relationships and 429 deployments, and grades each firm's commercialization stage and Japan market contact. 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