NVidia Project GR00T announced

NVidia has officially announced Project GR00t: a foundation model for humanoid robots.

“Building foundation models for general humanoid robots is one of the most exciting problems to solve in AI [Artificial Intelligence] today,” as stated by NVIDIA founder and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Jensen Huang, “The enabling technologies are coming together for leading roboticists around the world to take giant leaps towards artificial general robotics.”

The Generalist Robot 00 Technology or Project GR00t, has a goal to observe human movements and have the ability to emulate them. Companies that have partnered with NVidia consist of Boston Dynamics, Sanctuary AI, Unitree Robotics, and XPENG Robotics.

Geordie Rose, CEO and co-founder of Sanctuary AI, states: “Embodied AI will not only help address some of humanity’s biggest challenges, but also create innovations which are currently beyond our reach or imagination. Technology this important shouldn’t be built in silos, which is why we prioritize long-term partners like NVIDIA.”