Social RoboticsNvidia announces Project GR00T foundation model for humanoids
At GTC, Nvidia unveiled a general-purpose humanoid AI model and the Jetson Thor computer to run it.
Nvidia used its GTC 2024 keynote to announce Project GR00T, a foundation model intended to let humanoid robots follow natural language and learn movements by watching people. It also introduced Jetson Thor, an onboard computer for humanoids, and updates to its Isaac robotics tools. Partners named at launch included 1X, Agility Robotics, Apptronik, Boston Dynamics, Figure, Sanctuary AI and Unitree. The announcement put one of the biggest AI chip companies squarely behind humanoids that interact with people.
Source: NVIDIA Newsroom
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