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Nvidia pivots to Japanese robotics as Asian chip market shrinks
Jul 16, 2026
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by Hannah Collymore
for CryptoPolitan
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Ten of Japan’s largest industrial firms, including FANUC, Fujitsu, Sony Group and SoftBank Corp., will build robots and factory systems on Nvidia’s physical AI software, signaling major industrial AI adoption. Nvidia is simultaneously halving its approved distributor list across Asia to restrict access to advanced GPUs, tightening supply and creating security and supply-chain implications that may boost demand for AI compute and ripple into crypto infrastructure and analytics.
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Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has announced that ten of Japan’s largest industrial names, including FANUC, Fujitsu, Sony Group and SoftBank Corp., plan to build robots and factory systems on its physical AI software. This announcement comes in spite of the fact that Nvidia is halving its approved distributor list across Asia to keep advanced GPUs out...
