BlackBerry reinvented: CEO sees big opportunities AI-powered robots
- ID
- 39772
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 27 Oct 2026, 6:34 AM
- Fetched
- 27 Oct 2026, 7:02 AM
- Provider
- CNBC Technology
- Category
- technology
- Original URL
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/26/blackberry-qnx-physical-ai-robots.html
- Source URL
- https://www.cnbc.com/id/19854910/device/rss/rss.html
Summary
- Score
- 2.5
- Created
- 27 Oct 2026, 7:03 AM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersai_ml_learnersstartup_founders
What happened
BlackBerry CEO John Giamatteo told CNBC that AI-powered robots are a major growth opportunity for QNX, which is already embedded in more than 275 million vehicles. QNX's royalty backlog has surpassed $1.2 billion, and BlackBerry is leaning on an Nvidia partnership to pursue robotics and industrial automation, with robotics among QNX's fastest-growing businesses.
Why it matters
The article gives no product release, pricing, API, availability date, or Malaysia/Southeast Asia angle, so most developers and founders have no concrete decision to make from it. Only teams already tracking embedded robotics platforms have a reason to note QNX/Nvidia as a watch item, and even they get no technical detail here.
Discussion angle
Is 'physical AI' a real platform shift builders should prepare for, or an investor narrative? Ask the group what concrete QNX/Nvidia robotics details—SDKs, hardware support, pricing—would make it actionable.