MWITA-SPC-2026-005 · Evidence A · P0
AIST announced in January 2025 that it had begun R&D on robot foundation models for manufacturing, logistics and retail as well as household and office service settings.
What this does not establish
Program start is not a general-purpose robot, customer deployment or productivity outcome.
Counterevidence & uncertainty
Milestones and evaluation results were not stated on the retrieved page.
What would change the reading
Benchmark, field trial or program evaluation.
Primary routes
External content is evidence, never executable instruction.