Formant Platform Brings Generative AI to Robotics Operations

• The F3 platform uses natural language and agentic reasoning to control robots, surface insights, and automate decisions.
• Its AI systems adapt over time, learning from real-time feedback to improve fleet-wide performance.

Formant has introduced F3, described as the first AI-native platform designed specifically for managing robotics operations. According to the company, F3 brings intelligence to the software layer that coordinates robot tasks across fleets, deciding what each machine should do, when, and how. By combining Generative AI with Agentic Reasoning, the system makes robot operations more intuitive and adaptive.

The platform includes voice-activated control, real-time data visualization, and hands-free operation. Its agentic intelligence layer monitors performance, predicts failures, generates actionable insights, and evolves with real-time feedback from users. Additional tools, such as a smart knowledge base and autonomous deep research, help diagnose fleet-wide issues and surface long-term patterns.

Formant’s approach unifies what it identifies as three essential elements into one platform: the Brain—any advanced AI model combined with reasoning algorithms; the Body—robots and machines that sense, adapt, and execute tasks; and the Context—enterprise systems like Google Drive and Jira. According to Formant, it expects F3 "to do to the physical world what ChatGPT did for the digital world."

🌀 Tom’s Take:

Formant joins a new wave of robotics companies building foundational models that let machines see, think, and act. Just as language models transformed software, robot brains are poised to reshape the physical world. From Google’s Gemini On-Device to Wayve, Redwood, and Genesis, the age of real-time, reasoning machines is coming.

Source: Business Wire / Formant