They've been doing tool-assisted runs on real hardware for a while now:

http://tasvideos.org/TASBot.html

In addition to TASBot, there's also a growing practice of using physical rigs to "verify" tool-assisted runs:

http://tasvideos.org/ConsoleVerificationGuide.html

This isn't generally regarded as necessary for a TAS to be valid, but it allows it to work on TASBot and similar rigs, which can help it get in front of a wider audience. It also helps figure out which TAS techniques are theoretically possible in non-TAS runs.