Robotics & Physical AI
Building the hardware infrastructure for the next generation of intelligent machines
Robotics and AI are converging into something new: physical AI, machines that perceive, decide, and act in the real world. Generative and agentic AI are compressing what used to take years into months, and humanoids that once seemed distant are becoming a manufacturing reality.
These humanoids, AMRs, and autonomous platforms have moved from moonshot ideas to factories, warehouses, and even stores. Companies building with this technology in mind need a partner that can keep up with the rapid-pace developments, from early-stage design through mass production at scale.
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U.S. Robotics Center of Excellence
Jabil’s U.S. robotics Center of Excellence in Lexington, Kentucky, marries the engineering depth and manufacturing process rigor to take next-gen robotics from prototype to production.
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Strategic partnerships across computer vision, AI, ROS, and connectivity
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Full integration, test development, and supply chain management
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Autonomous mapping and function platform development
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50+ dedicated hardware and software engineers
The North America Market is Ready for Robotics and Physical AI. Is Your Manufacturing Strategy?
Despite the momentum behind robotics and physical AI, scaled North American deployments have not kept pace with demand. Structural barriers around regulatory and trade complexity, capital and infrastructure risk, geopolitical challenges, and supply chain development continue to slow the sector’s ability to scale.
Manufacturing partners are critical for OEMs to overcome these challenges to building robotics and physical AI at scale. Here's how.
Computer Vision and Optics
From short-wave infrared (SWIR), to LiDAR, to omnidirectional machine vision, Jabil’s optics and sensor integration capabilities unlock the ability for autonomous systems to perceive and act in the physical world.
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SWIR: Detection and imaging for material identification, low-light performance, and seeing through obscurants, beyond the visible spectrum
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LiDAR: Ultra-precise 3D spatial mapping and depth sensing for navigation, obstacle avoidance, and acute environmental awareness
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Omnidirectional vision: 360-degree situational awareness for autonomous platforms operating in complex, changing environments
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Optical system prototyping through low-volume production co-located with design engineering for efficient process development, calibration, and validation
Physical AI
Generative AI and agentic AI are making humanoids and AMRs ubiquitous. Jabil provides the end-to-end manufacturing capability that brings physical AI hardware to market at scale.
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Strategic relationships with key IC providers and in-house neural network development
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Quick-turn PCBA manufacturer from prototype to scale
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Full integrations of complex subassemblies, mechanicals, and battery management systems
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Full suite of custom manufacturing test development, including automated optical inspection, flying probe test, boundary scan, visual surface attributes, and more
What Can Humanoids Do? Let Robotics Do the Heavy Lifting
Humanoid robots are moving quickly from science fiction to factory floors, homes, and healthcare settings. Explore how this physical AI is reshaping work, innovation, and daily life. Plus, download our latest Humanoid report for insightful data and industry outlooks.
No matter how complex or demanding the project, we're helping today's technology innovators solve it.
Contact Jabil's Robotics & AI team today.