Intel and SAP showcase physical AI and autonomous warehouse deployment in practice

Intel and SAP have collaborated to connect enterprise IT systems with warehouse operational technology (OT), and used a proof of concept (PoC) to demonstrate physical AI autonomously performing material handling. Requests initiated in SAP EWM are dispatched to autonomous robots equipped with Intel edge AI software and hardware; the robots transport materials and send task status and completion back, forming a closed loop between enterprise workflows and physical execution. The PoC showed reduced transport distances and less repetitive manual handling, and the two parties plan to turn it into a blueprint that can be replicated across sites, robot vendors, and use cases.