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<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Physical AI is a thing. Itâs the process of embedding intelligence into quality assurance for critical assembly operations.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">We can say that, when compared to legacy techniques, physical AI cuts deployment timelines from months to weeks.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">Working assiduously in this space is NTT Data (generally stylised as NTT DATA in its corporate comms guise), with its heritage in AI, digital business and technology services.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">The company has detailed work carried out with Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. (HYMH), an Ohio-based manufacturer of â</span><a href="https://www.hyster-yale.com/en-us/businesses-brands/lift-trucks/"><span style="font-weight: 400">lift trucks</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">â, the Americanised term used to describe forklift trucks.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">The companies are talking about a âbreakthrough applicationâ of physical AI that embeds intelligence directly into manufacturing processes. </span></p> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="Sensors on real world operations"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i><span style="font-weight: 400">Sensors on real world operations</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">This approach uses sensor data to enable machines and systems to perceive, understand and act in real time within real-world operations.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">Bringing this capability into practice introduces AI-driven quality assurance directly into HYMHâs manufacturing operations. This co-developed approach represents a use case that illustrates how physical AI can be applied in an industrial assembly environment by embedding intelligence into production workflows, helping to safeguard that products are built to consistently high standards.</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">âThis deployment shows what physical AI looks like in real production environments, not as a concept, but with tangible impact on the factory floor,â said Shahid Ahmed, global head of edge services at NTT Data. âBy combining real production data with physical AI models at the edge, weâre helping leading manufacturers like HYMH deliver high-quality products, support frontline workers and apply AI in ways that deliver real-world outcomes.â</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">NTT Data designed and developed the software at HYMHâs manufacturing facility in Berea, Kentucky, integrating vision sensors, edge AI that processes data on-site and advanced analytics into a critical assembly workflow.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">With partner Archetype AI, NTT Data, in collaboration with HYMH, adapted a physical AI model that analyses assembly activity against expected production steps, validating that all parts are installed and that assembly stages are completed, flagging deviations before the product moves to the next stage. </span></p> </section> <section class="section main-article-chapter" data-menu-title="Validating quality throughout assembly"> <h2 class="section-title"><i class="icon" data-icon="1"></i><span style="font-weight: 400">Validating quality throughout assembly </span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">By validating quality throughout the assembly process, the solution helps identify and address potential issues before products leave the factory floor.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">This initiative demonstrates a change in how AI can be applied in manufacturing environments. Combined with edge computing, the solution can run locally so all processing happens on-site, enabling faster rollout and quicker time-to-value. Early results showed that physical AI cuts deployment timelines from months to weeks when compared with legacy techniques, accelerating adoption and iteration across manufacturing operations.</span></p> <blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">âOur confidence in physical AI continues to grow and weâre starting to see the countless benefits that AI can bring to our global manufacturing operations,â said Barbara Binda, director of global manufacturing innovation, Hyster-Yale Materials Handling. âWorking with NTT Data allows us to leverage how physical AI can help our production teams maintain high-quality standards and deliver the most reliable products to our clients.â</span></p> </blockquote> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">As manufacturers accelerate automation, demand is rising for physical AI that can operate safely in complex environments, driving efficiency, quality and resilience. </span></p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-align alignnone wp-image-12149" src="https://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/cwdn/files/2026/07/Screen-Shot-2026-07-08-at-08.33.20.20-AM.png" alt="" width="580" height="375" srcset="https://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/cwdn/files/2026/07/Screen-Shot-2026-07-08-at-08.33.20.20-AM.png 1000w, https://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/cwdn/files/2026/07/Screen-Shot-2026-07-08-at-08.33.20.20-AM-300x194.png 300w, https://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/cwdn/files/2026/07/Screen-Shot-2026-07-08-at-08.33.20.20-AM-768x496.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px"></p> </section>

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