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77% expect significant transformation in warehouse operations, followed by assembly and manufacturing operations at 75%
Manufacturers commit to long-term physical AI investment as enterprise-wide deployment ramps up
PRESS RELEASE
FARNBOROUGH, UK | MUMBAI, July 22, 2026: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions, today announced the findings of the Future-Ready Manufacturing: TCS Physical AI Readiness Report 2026.
The report reveals that as manufacturers increase their AI investments, the focus is shifting from standalone automation projects to larger physical AI ecosystems. It highlights that companies see physical AI as a people-first transformation. Instead of replacing the workforce, manufacturers are using intelligent systems to help employees work more safely, efficiently, and productively while supporting workforce redeployment where needed in a Human + AI Operating model.
The report also highlights how enterprises are preparing to scale physical AI across factories, warehouses, logistics networks, maintenance operations, and quality management environments. It provides insights into the strategies, challenges, and opportunities involved in adopting physical AI at scale. The study builds on TCS’ partnership with Google Cloud, following the March 2026 launch of the TCS Physical AI Gemini Experience Center in Troy, Michigan. The center helps manufacturers explore, test, and scale physical AI use cases for safety, quality, and operational efficiency with intelligence at the core.
The study surveyed CXOs and vice presidents from 300 manufacturing companies across North America and Europe between March and April 2026. Respondents represented sectors such as automotive, electronics and high-tech manufacturing, industrial equipment and machinery, process industries, and aerospace and defense.
Key findings from the study include:
Anupam Singhal, President, Manufacturing, TCS, said, “Physical AI is taking intelligence beyond the screen and onto the shop floor, where machines sense, adapt and act in real time. The manufacturers that scale it successfully will define the next era of manufacturing. TCS’ ‘infrastructure to intelligence’ approach positions them to lead that transformation. With all the manufacturers in our study planning to either maintain or increase the investment, the direction is clear: towards more resilient, adaptive, and future-ready manufacturing enterprises.”
Kevin Ichhpurani, President, Global Partner Ecosystem, Google Cloud, said, “Physical AI is moving manufacturing from digital insight to autonomous real-world action. Through our partnership with TCS, we are bringing Gemini’s multimodal reasoning to the factory floor, enabling robots and systems to operate safely and intelligently in complex industrial environments.”
TCS is helping global manufacturers move from pilots to enterprise-scale physical AI adoption by bridging the gap between digital ambition and physical deployment. This is enabled through the TCS Physical AI Gemini Experience Center, in Troy, Michigan. Similarly, the TCS Physical AI Blueprint offers an end-to-end framework that integrates AI-powered quadruped and humanoid robotics with advanced sensing, edge intelligence, and secure cloud orchestration to deliver real-time operational insight and autonomous decision support.
These capabilities, combined with TCS’ deep manufacturing domain expertise, help enterprises build scalable, governed, and future-ready Physical AI ecosystems.
Tata Consultancy Services (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) is the technology partner of choice for industry-leading organizations worldwide. Since its inception in 1968, TCS has upheld the highest standards of innovation, engineering excellence and customer service.
It has set an aspiration to become the world's largest AI-led technology services company and is enabling its clients to transform themselves across the full AI stack, from infrastructure to intelligence.
Rooted in the heritage of the Tata Group, TCS is focused on creating long term value for its clients, its investors, its employees, and the community at large. With a highly skilled workforce spread across 56 countries and 194 service delivery centers across the world, the company has been recognized as a top employer in six continents. With the ability to rapidly apply and scale new technologies, the company has built long term partnerships with its clients. Many of these relationships have endured into decades and navigated every technology cycle, from mainframes in the 1970s to artificial intelligence today.
TCS sponsors 14 of the world’s most prestigious marathons and endurance events, including the TCS New York City Marathon, TCS London Marathon, Tata Mumbai Marathon, and TCS Sydney Marathon with a focus on promoting health, sustainability, and community empowerment.
TCS generated consolidated revenues of over US $30 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026. For more information, visit www.tcs.com
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