Physical AI takes $47.4 billion in six months, beating three prior years combined

Claim

Physical AI took $47.4 billion in funding over six months, beating 2022 through 2024 combined, as Amazon expanded drone delivery toward 500 towns by year end.

Reported metric: $47.4B in six months

Reporting date: 2026-08-19 (not necessarily the event date)

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• Welcome to August 19, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)