Advanced Micro Devices Timeline

Events

• 2026-09-28 - Acquisition - AMD agrees $8.2B all-stock acquisition of World Labs - World Labs develops spatial-intelligence models and interactive 3D world technology used for simulation, robot learning and Physical AI. AMD expects the transaction to close by the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary conditions.… - source: ir.amd.com
• 2026-08-26 - Partnership - Kodiak AI integrates AMD EPYC into seventh-generation autonomous truck - Kodiak said it is the first driverless-trucking company to deploy EPYC processors in its hardware platform. The compute upgrade supports the company’s driverless Permian Basin fleet and planned public-highway driverless launch. AMD supplies the processor… - source: kodiak.ai
• 2026-08-20 - Capability - Waymo details custom 5nm ASIC and autonomous-compute partner stack - The custom ASIC provides more than 1,000 TOPS for front-end sensor processing and machine-learning workloads. Waymo says its onboard compute performance has increased 20-fold in eight years and processes 13 high-resolution cameras in real time. - source: waymo.com
• 2026-07-22 - Demonstration - IBASE showcases robotics edge AI computer at AMD Advancing AI 2026 - IBASE specifies up to 16 Zen 5 CPU cores, 50 TOPS of NPU processing and 60 TFLOPS of graphics compute for the showcased configuration. The system combines CPU, GPU and NPU computing for onboard perception and decision-making. IBASE identified rugged… - source: ibase.com.tw
• 2026-07-23 - Demonstration - MulticoreWare demonstrates real-time VLA robotics with AMD - The demonstration ran VLA models on AMD Ryzen AI Embedded integrated GPUs using AMD ROCm software. MulticoreWare said its work on the AMD Robotics Software Suite targets latency, reliability and accuracy for production robot applications. The robotics… - source: multicorewareinc.com
• 2026-07-23 - Product Launch - congatec launches conga-HPC/cRX1 module for physical AI - The module uses AMD Ryzen AI Embedded X100 processors with up to 16 Zen 5 CPU cores. Its integrated GPU delivers up to 59 TOPS dense INT8 inference, while the NPU provides up to 50 TOPS. Industrial variants support operating temperatures from -40°C to +85°C… - source: congatec.com
• 2026-07-23 - Product Launch - Analog Devices and AMD validate Kria AI Robotics Developer Platform - The platform links Analog Devices sensing and signal-chain components with AMD Kria adaptive-compute hardware. Validation targets robotics prototyping and deployment workflows rather than a complete commercial robot. - source: analog.com
• 2026-07-23 - Partnership - Foundation and AMD partner on Phantom MK-2 humanoid compute - Foundation plans to use AMD Ryzen AI Embedded X100 Series processors in the second generation of its Phantom humanoid. The companies are co-developing an embedded compute architecture for autonomous industrial and defense applications. - source: reuters.com
• 2026-06-02 - Partnership - rFpro links AV elevate synthetic camera data with Xylon ISP Studio - Synthetic raw images from AV elevate feed directly into Xylon ISP Studio for processor-algorithm emulation. The workflow covers exposure, white balance, tone mapping, noise reduction and high-dynamic-range fusion. ISP Studio models the logicBRICKS pipeline… - source: rfpro.com
• 2026-01-05 - Product Launch - Generative Bionics unveils GENE.01 humanoid concept at CES - The design uses a full-body network of touch and force sensors to detect contact and pressure. AMD’s technology-partner role includes CPUs, GPUs and FPGA-based embedded vision and sensor platforms. The company planned the robot launch for the fourth quarter… - source: gbionics.ai
• 2026-01-05 - Product Launch - AMD introduces Ryzen AI Embedded processors for physical AI and autonomous systems - The processors were designed for constrained embedded systems running AI-driven workloads at the edge. AMD named autonomous systems and humanoid robotics among the physical-AI target applications. The launch expanded AMD's embedded x86 processor portfolio… - source: amd.com
• 2024-04-09 - Product Launch - AMD launches Versal AI Edge Series Gen 2 for embedded edge AI systems - The Versal AI Edge Series Gen 2 line combines multiple compute engines for AI-driven embedded systems. AMD framed the portfolio for edge sensors through centralized compute in AI-driven systems. The launch included video-processing and flight-computer use… - source: amd.com
• 2022-05-17 - Product Launch - AMD launches Kria KR260 Robotics Starter Kit for industrial robotics development - AMD announced the Kria KR260 Robotics Starter Kit as an adaptive SOM development platform for robotics and industrial automation. The kit includes native ROS 2 support, robotics interfaces and the Kria Robotics Stack for hardware-accelerated development. The… - source: amd.com