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Circus continues to solidify its leadership in Physical AI applications with the CA-1 robot, which is about to enter mass production following years of development
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The company’s 2025 strategy focuses on scaling its AI solutions for human-AI interactions in manual labor industries, exploring options beyond food service
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Nikolas Bullwinkel, CEO and Founder of Circus, highlights vision and growth opportunities with the next wave of AI in 2025 strategy update letter
HAMBURG, Germany, January 09, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Circus SE (XETRA: CA1), a global leader in Physical AI applications for the food-service industry, unveiled its 2025 strategy, reaffirming its commitment on Physical AI to lead the next generation of AI applications and drive autonomy in labor-intensive industries. Building on the success of 2024, which marked the setup of mass production for its autonomous CA-1 robot and an order backlog exceeding 8,600 units, Circus is poised to revolutionize manual-intensive operations starting from the USD 2.6 trillion global food-service sector.
In today's released strategy update to shareholders, CEO and Founder Nikolas Bullwinkel highlighted the company’s development progress, rapidly growing demand, and the transformative potential of Physical AI to reshape daily life and global industries.
Technological developments of Circus continue to center on leveraging Physical AI—a cutting-edge field enabling autonomous machines to perceive, understand, and act in the physical world—to bring autonomy to manual and labor-intensive industries. The company’s flagship Physical AI solution, the patented CA-1 robot, addresses urgent challenges in the food-service industry. "We believe the true value of AI lies in serving humanity, starting with food-service where the need for innovation is critical," said CEO Nikolas Bullwinkel.
In 2025, Circus will solidify its leadership in Physical AI by scaling the CA-1 system to global clients, advancing the AI-software platform to enhance autonomy capabilities, and introducing next-generation Agentic AI interfaces such as voice and personalized user experiences to redefine human-AI interaction through AI Agents. A key focus will also be on enhancing the safety and reliability of systems through advanced simulations, digital twins, predictive maintenance, and real-time monitoring, ensuring robust and secure performance as deployments expand globally. These efforts will further establish Circus as a trusted leader in delivering transformative, real-world AI applications and embodied solutions.