HCLTech and SAP are expanding their collaboration to advance Physical AI solutions, integrating intelligence into real-world operations across industries. The collaboration focuses on areas including warehouse operations, fleet management, and 3D reality capture. This partnership aims to improve productivity and decision-making in manufacturing, supply chain, and logistics sectors. Vijay Guntur, CTO of HCLTech, highlights the integration of cognitive robotics with enterprise systems to transform operations.
Expanding AI Capabilities with SAP
HCLTech is collaborating with SAP to expand Physical AI solutions. The goal is to integrate AI into real-world operations across various industries. According to a press release dated November 26, 2025, this collaboration will bring the power of AI into physical and industrial settings.
Key Areas of Focus
The collaboration targets several high-impact domains to drive innovation in Enterprise AI. These areas include:
- Warehouse Operations: Co-developing AI-driven extensions for automated warehouse processes to boost efficiency and accuracy.
- Fleet Management: Scaling multi-agent AI modeling to optimize fleet operations and logistics.
- 3D Reality Capture: Enabling advanced 3D capture, analysis, and operational insights.
Strategic Objectives
The partnership will focus on joint customer use cases. These use cases are designed to leverage embodied AI to improve productivity, reduce operational complexity, and enable smarter decision-making. These improvements will span across manufacturing, supply chain, and logistics sectors.
Vijay Guntur, CTO and Head of Ecosystems at HCLTech, stated that this collaboration enables businesses to transform operations and accelerate innovation. He also noted that it helps to realize measurable value from automation at scale.
Executive Commentary
According to Dr. Philipp Herzig, Chief Technology Officer at SAP SE, integrating Physical AI into real-world business processes is the next step in advancing AI capabilities. He stated that partnering with HCLTech helps explore this vision and accelerate innovation.
HCLTech Details
HCLTech has over 226,600 employees across 60 countries, with revenues totaling $14.2 billion as of September 2025.
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