EY rolls out physical AI platform, opens EY.ai Lab, and names global robotics lead - The Robot Report

EY, the global consultancy under Ernst & Young Global Ltd., is expanding into physical AI and robotics through a new AI platform, leadership appointment, and the launch of the EY.ai Lab. The company emphasizes the critical importance of high-quality, accessible, and scalable “AI-ready” data as foundational for successful physical AI applications. Joe Depa, EY’s global chief innovation officer, highlighted that without addressing data challenges such as quality, accessibility, and scarcity, robotic systems will fail to perform effectively. EY leverages its extensive experience managing vast financial datasets—processing over 1 trillion lines annually and handling 1.6TB+ weekly of AI-ready data products—to support this initiative. EY’s physical AI platform, developed in collaboration with NVIDIA using Omniverse libraries, NVIDIA Isaac, and NVIDIA AI Enterprise software, aims to cover the entire application lifecycle for AI-driven robots, drones, and smart edge devices. The platform focuses on generating synthetic data for scenario simulation, creating digital twins for realistic 3D robotics