STRATEGY SHIFTReviewed18 Jul 2026
Sanctuary AI expanded from a humanoid-led product strategy to hardware-agnostic industrial automation
Sanctuary AI was built around Phoenix and the goal of putting human-like intelligence into general-purpose humanoid robots. In 2026 it expanded its route to market by deploying its Physical AI on existing industrial arms and custom end effectors while humanoid hardware remained a longer-term route.