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PitchBook: robotics and physical AI companies have raised ~$48B YTD, as they gather training data from people completing tasks in factories, offices, and homes

'Physical AI' developers are putting cameras in homes, offices and factories to fill a gap in the training material of robotics

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PitchBook: robotics and physical AI companies have raised ~$48B YTD, as they gather training data from people completing tasks in factories, offices, and homes

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