Intel said on Aug. 20 that demand for robotics has surpassed 50%, while readiness remains far behind. Intel commissioned Man Bites Dog and Coleman Parkes Research to survey more than 800 corporate executives, robotics experts and government officials. The survey found that 60% of companies and institutions plan to deploy robots within their organizations over the next five years. The organizations surveyed have annual revenue of $500 million. Robots currently replace 12% of the workforce, with the figure expected to rise to 22% by 2030. Intel said robotics is moving beyond the experimental stage and entering commercialization. Among respondents, 42% said budgets had been secured, while 39% said they were actively developing related strategies. By contrast, only 40% had established a clear robotics strategy. The defense sector had the highest proportion at 48%, followed by smart cities, manufacturing, retail and healthcare. Forty percent of respondents cited shortages of technology and talent as bottlenecks to robot adoption. Fifty-five percent said safety concerns were delaying adoption, while 68% said clear global standards would accelerate deployment. Performance was more important than appearance for 77% of respondents. More than three-quarters said robots need to make decisions within 100 milliseconds, while about 25% said response times of less than 10 milliseconds are required. “The gap is growing between organizations that aim to deploy robots and those that are ready to do so,” said John Healy, Intel vice president and general manager of Industrial and Robotics. “Organizations that build robotics by bringing together strategy, workforce, development, safety and infrastructure will be better positioned to realize physical artificial intelligence (AI).” Intel is providing the foundation for companies to deploy robots, including edge AI semiconductors, the Robotics AI Suite and OpenVINO Physical AI tools.