WIRobotics (Co-CEOs Yeon-baek Lee and Yong-jae Kim) announced on the 13th that it has been selected as a participant in the second cohort of the 'Physical AI Fellowship,' a global program operated by Amazon Web Services (AWS) Startups, NVIDIA Inception, and MassRobotics. The program supports robotics startups with high potential to develop and advance Physical AI solutions and verify their applicability in real-world environments.
Following the first program in the fall of 2025, nine Physical AI startups from various fields including agriculture, construction, renewable energy, industrial automation, retail and logistics, robotics data infrastructure, remote operation, and humanoid robots were selected for the second program in 2026. Wiro Robotics was included as the only humanoid robot company among them.
Participating companies in the program receive technical support, computing resources, and Go-to-Market opportunities. In particular, they can utilize expert support from the AWS Generative AI Innovation Center, AWS credits, a Physical AI stack based on NVIDIA Isaac and Cosmos, and MassRobotics' testbeds and global community network. Through this, Wiro Robotics plans to further advance the development of humanoid robots that combine high-level manipulation capabilities with AI-based physical interaction technology.
Wiro Robotics plans to utilize this Fellowship to verify the performance of its humanoid robot systems in industrial, logistics, and service environments and enhance their potential for practical application. Co-CEO Kim Yong-jae stated, "Being selected as the sole humanoid robot company will be an opportunity to explore new possibilities by combining Physical AI technology with our company's AI capabilities."
Selected companies receive technical support along with approximately $200,000 in AWS credits, and are provided with free training, discounts, hardware and software support, and opportunities to participate in workshops through the NVIDIA Inception program. The program culminates in showcases at major events hosted by AWS, NVIDIA, and MassRobotics, and is also included in AWS re:Invent 2026.
Participation in this program reflects the industry's interest in global robotics technology development and the commercialization of humanoid AI solutions.
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