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Blackstone Just Made A Physical AI Bet On Actuator-Maker Powering Humanoid Robots
Blackstone Just Made A Physical AI Bet On Actuator-Maker Powering Humanoid Robots
Blackstone, the world's largest alternative asset manager, is making a big investment in Futronic, a 33-year-old automotive supplier whose motion-control technology has been adapted for industrial and humanoid robots, according to Reuters.
The deal values the South Korean firm at about 1 trillion won ($676.04 million), according to a person with knowledge of the matter. -RTRS
The deal comes just ahead of the expected rise of physical AI, with forecasts from top desks indicating that global robot deliveries could begin...
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