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Tool Calling Robots: Agentic Workflows Complementing Physical AI

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Robots with tool calling capabilities expose coarse- and fine-grained control as software APIs. A robot with access to these APIs can then reason over what it sees, adjusting cameras, checking for humans, or sequencing actions – all before any motion executes. Join us for an interactive discussion to have all your questions answered on how this agentic layer, running on capable edge hardware, can greatly amplify the emerging benefits of physical AI.

July 23, 2026 14:30 - 15:00

Graham Schelle
Graham Schelle

Fellow, Physical AI, Research and Advanced Development | AMD

Topic

Physical AI & Robotics

Session Type

Meet the Experts

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