• Intel analysis flagged a robotics readiness gap as 60% of leaders expect robot fleets within five years, versus 40% with formal plans.
• Full-scale robotics rollouts could double operational output, implying major productivity upside for early adopters.
• Readiness expectations skew longer term, with 67% projecting they can manage mixed human-robot workforces by 2030.
• Execution risk centers on skills shortages, with 40% citing talent constraints as a barrier to scaling deployments.
• Edge AI investment looks pivotal, with 42% reporting funded edge or on-device AI strategies, versus 39% still developing one.

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