AWS, Nvidia and MassRobotics Name 2026 Physical AI Fellowship Cohort

“Physical AI” enables machines to understand and act in the real world through sensors, machine learning and robotics. MassRobotics is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and NVIDIA on an eight-week virtual fellowship to help startups overcome barriers in computing capacity, model optimization and commercial deployment, with applications spanning agriculture, manufacturing, retail and logistics.

On March 12, 2026, the three organizations announced the nine startups selected for the program’s second cohort. Their work covers agriculture, construction, renewable energy, industrial automation, retail logistics, teleoperation, wearables and humanoid robots. Each company will receive $200,000 in AWS credits and technical support from NVIDIA, and is scheduled to showcase its work at the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston on May 27–28.