Research Report: Physical AI Deployment for Executives

2026 is the inflection point for physical AI.
New ABI Research lays out the executive playbook for shipping physical AI
in 2026. Learn how to close the production gap, what the transformer
inflection means for industrial deployments, and get equipped with a
proven path from first use case to validated ROI.

What’s inside
  • Why pilots fail at scale and the systems-engineering approach that ships them.
  • A framework for narrowing from plant-wide rollout to a single line.
  • A playbook for getting to ROI in 90 days with a PLC-integrated deployment.
  • What the shift from CNNs to transformers, VLMs, and VLA models means for your infrastructure.
The vision AI solutions we developed with Roboflow have been a core component of connecting our teams and unlocking their ability to collaborate.
Lou Stocco, Director of Manufacturing Advanced Analytics

Everything you need to deploy vision AI

Build on a proven platform

Streamline vision AI projects with an end-to-end platform. Label datasets, train models, design sophisticated automations, and deploy in the cloud or edge.

Get into production with ease

Intuitive tools enable your teams to quickly build and deploy accurate computer vision models without deep machine learning expertise.

Accelerate deployment with experts

For complex, business-critical projects, partner with our team of computer vision experts to build and launch a tailored, production-ready solution.

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