PhysDBPhysical AI Map

Compute

Energy and thermal budget

The power, battery, heat, and cooling constraints that bound onboard model size and runtime.

powerthermal

What it is

Compute, motors, sensors, and cooling all compete for the robot power budget.

Why it matters

A capable policy is not useful if the robot cannot power or cool it during the task.

How not to overread it

Power claims need system-level assumptions, not only chip specs.

Related edges

constrained by

Onboard compute

Robot hardware design

Chip-level numbers need system context.