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Built to Move

By Sikho

Physical AI is real, and it is nowhere near what the headlines imply. Tesla's Optimus has roughly 1,000 to 1,200 units deployed, entirely internal, with zero external sales -- a fact Tesla's own CEO stated on an earnings call. Meanwhile, a Figure AI robot at BMW's Spartanburg plant logged 1,250-plus supervised hours placing 90,000-plus sheet-metal parts at better than 99 percent accuracy, and Agility Robotics' Digit has moved boxes inside real Amazon warehouses for more than 65,000 hours across nine facilities. Built to Move is a comprehensive, evidence-first guide to what physical AI actually is, how it works, who is really deploying it, and what it means for engineers, managers, and anyone building physical systems. Through the real technology (NVIDIA's Cosmos world models, Isaac Sim, and Isaac GR00T), the real case studies, a real, currently-litigated workplace injury, and three engineers navigating this shift for real reasons -- a career, a capital budget, a safety review -- this book teaches one reusable skill: how to tell a genuine deployment from a demo reel, and a real number from a headline. Grounded in 2026 research across robotics, labor economics, and industrial safety, it is the book for anyone who has to make a real decision about physical AI instead of just watching a video about it.

300 minutes estimated reading

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