The partnership brings together TII’s research expertise in robotics and autonomous systems with Qualcomm’s edge-computing platforms.

Expressing confidence in robots’ transformative potential, he said a future is approaching in which robots will manufacture other robots, significantly reducing the need for human labor.

In 2026, Middle Eastern governments will fast-track AI, cloud, and data to boost state capacity, economic power, and geopolitical influence.

Notably, 88% of them reported tangible productivity and financial returns from initial AI investments.

Autonomous robotics has gained traction in recent years across industrial and tech sectors, courtesy of AI advancements.

The Centre will focus on frontier fields, including quantum computing, robotics, propulsion, and space systems, as well as related AI applications.

New regional cloud deployments aim to meet local data residency rules without weakening global threat intelligence.

The move revives a shelved in-house silicon effort months after Tesla leaned back on external chip suppliers.

The move embeds OpenAI models, including GPT-5.2, into the operational systems large companies use to run day-to-day work.

Amid AI bubble fears, a16z places a long-term bet on infrastructure instead of applications.