Nvidia announces GR00T, a foundational model for Humanoid Robots
Tech giant Nvidia has announced Project Gr00t (not the extraterrestrial tree monster) but, a general-purpose foundation model that would help the company achieve further breakthroughs in robotics and embodied AI.
As part of this initiative, Nvidia which was recently valued at $2.3 trillion introduced a new computer called Jetson Thor for its humanoid robots and upgraded the Nvidia Isaac robotics platform, including tools for simulation and AI workflow infrastructure.
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, believes that building foundational models is an important step for general humanoid robots, as they would help roboticists across the globe make giant leaps in artificial general robotics in the future.
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According to him, Gr00t, which stands for Generalist Robot 00 Technology, will empower robots to understand natural language and copy movements by observing human actions, gradually becoming capable of learning coordination, dexterity, and other skills to navigate, adapt, and interact with the real world.
The Isaac tools and the Isaac platform which are expected to be available in the next quarter will be the backbone of these humanoid robots as they would create new foundation models, coordinate data generation, and perform model training to enable them to learn and understand data.
Isaac Manipulator and Isaac Perceptor, which were also announced by Nvidia, will provide state-of-the-art AI capabilities for robotic arms and 3D surround vision capabilities to enable humanoid robots to handle multiple tasks, especially in manufacturing operations, to improve efficiency while ensuring worker safety as well as reduced rates and costs.