Giovanni Campanella

As humanoids transition from research labs to real-world environments, achieving intelligence, agility, and energy efficiency requires system-level innovation across sensing, processing, power and connectivity. This session will provide a technical roadmap for building smarter, safer, and more efficient humanoids. It will explore how integrated semiconductor technologies and optimized system design can enable the next generation of humanoids that perceive, think and move more like humans - safely and efficiently. Drawing from real-world design examples and reference architectures, we’ll examine key design challenges including high-bandwidth sensor fusion, real-time edge AI processing, precision motor control and reliable communication between distributed subsystems. Attendees will gain insights into how advancements in embedded processing, analog signal chains and power management can reduce system latency, improve energy efficiency and increase reliability, all critical to humanoid performance and safety.