Singapore Aims to Be a Hub for Physical AI

The city state hopes to position itself as a hub for “physical AI” – robots and autonomous systems that can clean buildings, deliver goods, patrol public spaces and eventually work in factories, hospitals and homes.

Singapore’s stable regulatory environment, strong digital infrastructure and experience deploying robots could give it an edge in developing and testing such systems in real-world environments, according to analysts.

In recent years, global tech giants have looked to Singapore as the forefront of the AI revolution in the region.

Singapore announced at the ATxSummit on Wednesday that it would launch a research lab, its first in the city state and second in the Asia-Pacific region.