IAP · Pulse 6 of 8 · Agentic Demand Family v3 · monthly composite
Industrial / Physical Agent Pulse
The third wave of agentic AI — agents that move atoms, not just bits. Factory automation, robotics, machine vision, industrial-CAD with virtual-twin AI, embedded silicon for sensor fusion, edge gateways for remote deployment, automotive autonomous-vehicle stack. Six sub-baskets, monthly composite (industrial-CAPEX-cycle is 5-15 years; faster cadence would be noise). LSCC explicit here for low-power-FPGA on the embedded edge — moved out of CEP per v3 spec because FPGA is industrial/control, not consumer.
3 points · since 2026-05-27 · trend reads once ≥7 days accrue
Multi-Basket Equity Gaps
Six sub-baskets organized by industrial-vertical. Heavy international representation (Siemens DE, ABB CH, Schneider FR, Fanuc/Yaskawa/Keyence JP, Advantech TW). Embedded Semis is the leading-indicator sub-basket — when physical/industrial agents start showing up, FPGA + embedded NPU + sensor-fusion silicon picks up first.
| Sub-Basket | Vertical | Weight | 21d Basket Return | Score | Tickers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embedded Semis | Low-power FPGA + embedded MCU/NPU for sensor fusion + industrial control | 20% | +17.94% | 100.0 | LSCC · NXPI · STM · ADI · TXN |
| Industrial Automation | Factory-automation order intake + agentic-overlay platforms | 20% | +6.95% | 84.8 | ROK · EMR · SIE.DE · ABBN.SW · SU.PA |
| Robotics / Machine Vision | Robotic-controller shipments + machine-vision components | 20% | +27.68% | 100.0 | CGNX · 6954.T · 6506.T · TER · 6861.T |
| Industrial Software | Industrial-CAD + Simulation + Virtual-Twin with agentic-AI overlays | 15% | -0.39% | 48.1 | PTC · SNPS · DSY.PA |
| Edge Gateways | Rugged edge-server adoption for factory + remote AI deployment | 10% | +64.30% | 100.0 | DELL · HPE · 2395.TW |
| Auto / Physical AI | Automotive AI design-wins + autonomous-vehicle stack | 15% | +30.51% | 100.0 | QCOM · NXPI · STM · MBLY |
Earnings-NLP module breakdown
| Module | Weight | Raw signal | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial automation orders | — | signal 63/100 | 62.7 | live · 2026Q2, 2026Q1 |
Evidence — SIE.DE 74/100 · SU.PA 52/100 SIE.DE 2026Q2 scaling · accelerating confidence: high
“DI's automation revenue was up by 6% to EUR 3 billion, led by the short-cycle factory automation business... April shows another strong growth, even above our forecast — automation globally. China industrial market is recovering.” SU.PA 2026Q1 early · steady confidence: medium
“Industrial Automation delivered growth above 4%...broad-based recovery in Discrete Automation. ARR in software was up 12%.” Extracted from company earnings-call transcripts (AlphaVantage for US; Yahoo/Quartr for EU/JP) via Claude Sonnet, temperature 0, confidence-damped. Diary entry on our process, not investment advice. | ||||
| Robotics + machine-vision | — | signal 68/100 | 65.3 | live · 2026Q1 |
Evidence — 6954.T 68/100 · 6506.T 68/100 6954.T 2026Q1 scaling · accelerating confidence: medium
“The 'projects involving several thousand units' mentioned in Q3 have steadily been converting into orders...orders have exceeded our initial expectations, and we believe a portion is due to the favorable assessment of Physical AI.” 6506.T 2026Q1 scaling · accelerating confidence: high
“Shipments of robots for semiconductor applications are expected to reach an all-time high this fiscal year and remain extremely strong... More than 200 units of MOTOMAN NEXT are reportedly under deployment.” Extracted from company earnings-call transcripts (AlphaVantage for US; Yahoo/Quartr for EU/JP) via Claude Sonnet, temperature 0, confidence-damped. Diary entry on our process, not investment advice. | ||||
| Auto / physical-AI design-wins | — | — | 50 (neutral) | stubbed |
The three Earnings-NLP modules together carry 25% of the composite (sub-baskets 75%). Industrial-automation-orders and robotics-shipment-velocity now read live from earnings-call transcripts (Rockwell, Emerson, ABB, Siemens, Schneider; Fanuc, Yaskawa, Cognex, Teradyne); auto-design-wins remains stubbed. Expand “Evidence” for the underlying metrics and verbatim quotes.
Methodology
IAP is Pulse 6 of 8 — the industrial/physical agent layer. The Closelook v3 spec calls this the "third wave": structurally enormous TAM (trillions), but slow adoption-curve and fragmented public data. IAP is more watchlist than active-trading-signal — monthly cadence reflects that industrial-CAPEX cycles are 5-15 years, not quarters.
Six sub-baskets weighted Embedded Semis 20% + Industrial Automation 20% + Robotics/Vision 20% + Industrial Software 15% + Edge Gateways 10% + Auto/Physical AI 15%. Stock-price layer pulls from Closelook Data Lake. The three Earnings-NLP modules (25% of composite) are broken out in the module table above — industrial-automation-orders and robotics-shipment-velocity read live from earnings-call transcripts.
Cross-pulse-cross-read: IAP↑ + LSCC/NXPI/STM↑ = physical/industrial agents show up in embedded semis FIRST. IAP↑ + EIP-flat = edge-driven industrial AI, less cloud-dependent — LSCC/STM bull setup. Note: Synopsys (SNPS) now includes Ansys post-2024-acquisition; the industrial-software basket reflects that consolidation.
Pulse reading is a diary entry on our process, not investment advice.