Humanoid robot advancement is now led by Nvidia via Project GR00T.
Artificial intelligence kickstarted Nvidia's latest technological advancements, and now the company is expanding these developments by going all in for its 'Project GR00T' which aims to train the humanoid robots of the future. Most recently, Nvidia introduced the AI models and simulation tools that are integral to the project, with the renowned GPU company partnering with robotics companies to deliver advanced machines.
While Nvidia already found success on the software side of things with its renowned AI models, the company is also planning to give a 'body' to its technology with the robots that will be trained under its tech.
Robots are gearing up for their upcoming advancements as Nvidia unveiled that the Project GR00T initiative released its first wave of AI models, simulation tools, and more that will start on training. The company said that its "Project GR00T workflows and AI world model development technologies" are here to deliver on its promises for robotics advancements to make them 'human-like.'
As many as six humanoid robot learning workflows for Project GR00T are now released by the company as announced at the Conference for Robotic Learning (CoRL) that was held earlier today in Munich, Germany.
It is also joined by the general availability of Nvidia Isaac Lab's robot learning framework and Nvidia's open-source Cosmos tokenizer for visual tokenization via "exceptionally high compression rates."
There is also the NeMo Curator which Nvidia said is offering a new video processing pipeline for developers to accelerate world-model accuracy, capable of processing massive text data, images, and video.
Under Project GR00T and the other Nvidia initiatives on humanoid robot advancements, the company can now fulfill its promises of accelerating robot dexterity, and its ability to control, manipulate, and mobility.
There is also the GR00T-Gen model for "generative AI-powered OpenUSD-based 3D environments," GR00T-Mimic for "robot motion and trajectory generation," and GR00T-Perception for "multimodal sensing."
Earlier this year, Nvidia released its significant campaign on artificial intelligence, and this was after the company focused on delivering GPUs that help AI companies run their developments for models. Last March, Nvidia introduced the world to the B200 chip, its flagship processor that was made for artificial intelligence, claiming 30 times more power compared to the previous model.
Alongside this, Nvidia also debuted its ramping initiative on the robotics end with 'Project GR00T,' and this is positioned to deliver the first foundational model of the company meant to power robotics. The main goal of the company is to deliver a human-like robot to the world, and it will use its artificial intelligence to make this possible, with the company among the first to fast-track this development.
Nvidia's goal for Project GR00T is to turn humanoid robots into reality, one that can emulate everyday people and deliver a different experience for users who will get the chance to interact with the machine. In a short span of time, Nvidia was able to fulfill its promises from GTC 2024 with the availability of its new AI and simulation tools, with Project GR00T soon turning aspirations into reality.