# Factory Robots Just Got a New Boss — and It's in the Cloud

- slug: factory-robots-just-got-a-new-boss-and-its-in-the-cloud
- date: 2026-03-30
- category: Robotics

A robot in a Martur Fompak factory spent two months taking orders from SAP’s AI middleware — over the public internet. The enterprise software industry calls this ‘physical AI.’ The cost critics call it a proof-of-concept. Maybe both.

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