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Global Future Council on Autonomous Systems

Next-Generation
Physical Autonomy:
Advancing Intelligent
Systems for a Thriving
and Resilient Society

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Contents


Introduction                                                    3

Key trends shaping the future of physical autonomous systems            5

Four scenarios for physical autonomous systems by 2031                7

Strategic objectives for long-term resilience                          10

Accelerating collective action                                     11

Contributors                                                  12





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April 2026    Next-Generation Physical Autonomy:
             Advancing Intelligent Systems for a Thriving and Resilient Society



   Introduction


          Autonomous robots are no longer confined to        Robots have reached a technological inflection
             factory floors. They are entering daily life – driving       point just as demographic, economic and
          on public roads, delivering goods, assisting in          environmental pressures intensify. As physical
             healthcare, supporting facilities management and     autonomous systems move into shared
            operating in hazardous environments.                 environments, they will reshape how societies
                                                                                       live and work. Their trajectory will be shaped by
             Physical autonomous systems integrate artificial         technological, economic, societal and geopolitical
              intelligence (AI), information processing, sensing and     forces, and should be guided by design principles
            electro-mechanical capability to perceive, decide         tha