BlackBerry CEO says robotics is one of its fastest-growing businesses
BlackBerry's QNX OS is now powering robotics deployments across industries—a quiet shift in where physical AI gets its operating system.
Why it matters
As robotics and embodied AI become deployment categories, the OS layer matters. BlackBerry/QNX's expansion from automotive into robotics signals how established enterprise software is positioning itself in the physical AI era—and which industries are moving fastest.
The key facts
8 to knowBlackBerry CEO John Giamatteo statement on robotics as fastest-growing QNX business
QNX expanding beyond automotive into robotics software
Physical AI deployment across industries becoming a business category
August 2026 timing suggests current market moment in embodied AI adoption
BlackBerry CEO John Giamatteo identifies robotics as one of QNX's fastest-growing businesses
QNX expanding beyond automotive into broader robotics/physical AI
Date: August 2026
No specific revenue figures, growth rate, or deployment numbers provided
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Publisher excerpt: BlackBerry CEO John Giamatteo says robotics is one of QNX’s fastest-growing businesses as the company expands its software beyond cars.