Physical AI

Industry Need

While many current robotics systems are built on architectures from mobile, automotive and industrial systems, the industry is now migrating toward more efficient systems that can be commercialized, optimizing power, cost and size. This transition provides an opportunity for MIPI to address the lack of standardized PHY, protocol and application interfaces for physical AI markets, and present an architecture based on MIPI’s accumulated experience and proven technology.

Focus

The Physical AI BoF will analyze current hardware and software architectures currently used in the humanoid market, develop system diagrams for key application areas, and identify how MIPI specifications can be leveraged or enhanced to meet market needs. Ultimately, the group will provide a formal recommendation to the MIPI board regarding potential specification development opportunities.

Under a new MIPI Emerging Technologies Initiative, Adopter and non-member companies will have a pathway to continue their involvement in the effort should the BoF evolve into a working group or the activities are transferred to an existing MIPI working group. Details about the program will be announced later in Q2.