gcont In traditional software, a security breach can expose information, interrupt a service, or compromise a user's account. With Physical AI, the consequences can extend beyond the digital environment. Imagine an autonomous machine operating inside a manufacturing facility. It receives instructions through connected software, communicates with other equipment, and performs physical tasks around workers. If part of its digital operating environment is compromised, the consequences may not remain on a computer screen. Instructions could be manipulated. Machine behaviour could become unreliable. Operations that were previously predictable could introduce new risks. This creates a different cybersecurity challenge for robotics. Protecting the network is important, but organizations also need ways to establish the integrity of the physical machines connected to it. A machine should not be assumed to be operating correctly simply because it remains connected or continues responding to commands. Continuum @continuumlabs_ approaches this part of the problem through continuous machine attestation and integrity verification. Its infrastructure is designed to help establish whether a machine maintains the expected integrity of its hardware and operating environment. When its state drifts from what is expected, re-verification can help identify that a fresh assessment is needed. This is not a replacement for firewalls, secure communications, access controls, or dedicated cybersecurity systems. Those protections address different parts of the threat. The important point is that cybersecurity for Physical AI cannot stop at protecting data and networks. It must also account for the machines that turn digital instructions into physical actions. As robots become more connected to business systems and critical infrastructure, the boundary between digital security and physical safety will become increasingly thin. In Physical AI, protecting the software environment is important. Establishing the integrity of the machine acting on that environment is equally important. @continuumlabs_