[Bloomberg: Japan Plans to Purchase 27,500 NVIDIA Rubin Chips to Build Domestic Robot AI Models] According to a report by Bloomberg, Japan plans to purchase 27,500 next-generation NVIDIA Rubin chips to develop independently created foundational AI models for robotics, advancing its 'sovereign AI' strategic initiative. Rubin is NVIDIA's flagship chip platform designed for next-generation AI computing. Through this project, Japan aims to strengthen the competitiveness of its domestic AI and robotics industries while reducing reliance on foreign AI technologies and infrastructure.