FANUC Accelerates Physical AI Through Collaboration with Google

AI Agent Powered by Google Operates Robots

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., May 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — FANUC CORPORATION, the world’s leading supplier of industrial robots and factory automation, announced a strategic collaboration with Google to advance Physical AI in its robot systems, leveraging Google’s state-of-the-art technologies. As part of this initiative, FANUC is advancing its open platforms and Physical AI capabilities to accelerate automation by applying the latest development in artificial intelligence across its robotics product lineup.

FANUC Corporation announces strategic collaboration with Google to advance Physical AI in industrial robotics.

Physical AI – the integration of cognitive intelligence with physical action – has drawn global attention with recent advancements in AI, particularly large language models (LLMs). This includes robots that perceive their environment through sensors, make autonomous decisions and execute tasks accordingly. This represents a leading application of Physical AI in this emerging field.

FANUC robots support ROS, the industry standard open platform for robot control, through FANUC’s open source ROS drivers. They also offer broad compatibility with widely used technologies, including the Python programming language for AI development, high-speed communication interfaces for external robot control, and interfaces that enable easy operation from PLCs. Google is a prominent contributor and maintainer of ROS through their Intrinsic robotics AI group.

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