Anthropic is rumored to be pursuing robot AI developer Physical Intelligence

Robert Scoble cited an unnamed investor and said the deal had not closed; neither side has announced a transaction.

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Primary source: Robert Scoble on X

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Physical Intelligence could give Anthropic the robot-control layer Claude lacks, but the acquisition claim currently rests on one unnamed investor and no disclosed terms.

Anthropic is rumored to be pursuing robot AI developer Physical Intelligence — Robert Scoble cited an unnamed investor and said the deal had not closed; neither side has announced a transaction.

Anthropic is pursuing an acquisition of Physical Intelligence, according to a single, uncorroborated account from Robert Scoble (@Scobleizer). In a July 18th post on X, Scoble said an unnamed investor told him Anthropic was buying the robot foundation-model developer, though the deal "hasn't closed yet."…

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