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Kitakyushu builds a physical AI hub as Taiwan semiconductor firm opens R&D base and local industry players launch joint study group.

Kitakyushu builds a physical AI hub as Taiwan semiconductor firm opens R&D base and local industry players launch joint study group.

Taiwan-based semiconductor design company Xsemi Technology (先晶方科技) has established a new research and development facility in Kitakyushu. The city is advancing industrial clustering around physical AI—autonomous AI that controls robots. A study group involving industry, government, and academia, including Yaskawa Electric, has begun work on real-world deployment of physical AI.

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