thyssenkrupp and GlobalLogic, a Hitachi Group Company, have entered into a strategic alliance to accelerate the deployment of autonomous robotics and physical AI across the industry.
The agreement combines thyssenkrupp’s industrial and operational expertise with Hitachi’s end-to-end innovation stack to help accelerate digital transformation.
Miguel López, CEO of thyssenkrupp, stated: “thyssenkrupp is in the midst of its most significant transformation in history. By joining forces with Hitachi and GlobalLogic, we are ensuring that we are backed by the world's most advanced digital capabilities. This alliance is a cornerstone of our strategy to lead the industrial sector into a sustainable, data-driven future.
“Decarbonising heavy industry is a race against time. The integration of advanced AI allows us to better manage the immense technical and administrative complexity of the energy transition, moving from unstructured documentation to actionable intelligence at a pace that was previously impossible.”
The partnership will introduce the ‘Lab-to-Scale’ pipeline, which is set to integrate foundational breakthroughs from Hitachi America R&D, digital strategy and design from Method, as well as software engineering from GlobalLogic.
On top of digital experimentation, the two global conglomerates are planning to co-create a suite of "Physical AI" solutions that translate complex data into measurable industrial ROI.
Srini Shankar, CEO of GlobalLogic, added: "The future will be defined by organisations that can seamlessly harness the power of advanced AI, edge computing, data and inference, and combine it with deep industrial expertise.
"Our extensive credentials in Physical AI, from servitisation to industrial automation to operations intelligence, will complement thyssenkrupp's leadership in heavy engineering to create a lasting competitive advantage."
