Industry Leaders Embrace NVIDIA Isaac for AI-Powered Robotics Development

Leading
companies
in
the
robotics
sector,
including
BYD
Electronics,
Siemens,
Teradyne
Robotics,
and
Intrinsic,
have
adopted
NVIDIA’s
Isaac
robotics
platform
for
developing
AI-powered
autonomous
machines,
according
to

NVIDIA
News.

Adoption
of
NVIDIA
Isaac
Robotics
Platform

NVIDIA
announced
that
its
Isaac
robotics
platform
is
being
integrated
by
over
a
dozen
global
robotics
industry
leaders.
These
companies
are
leveraging
NVIDIA
Isaac’s
accelerated
libraries,
physically
based
simulation,
and
AI
models
to
enhance
the
efficiency
and
safety
of
their
operations
across
factories,
warehouses,
and
distribution
centers.
The
platform
aims
to
enable
intelligent
assistance
for
repetitive
or
highly
precise
tasks.

Jensen
Huang,
founder
and
CEO
of
NVIDIA,
highlighted
the
significance
of
this
development,
stating,
“The
era
of
robotics
has
arrived.
Everything
that
moves
will
one
day
be
autonomous.”
Huang
also
mentioned
the
advancement
of
the
NVIDIA
robotics
stack,
which
includes
Omniverse
for
simulation
applications,
Project
GR00T
humanoid
foundation
models,
and
the
Jetson
Thor
robotics
computer.

Key
Features
of
NVIDIA
Isaac

The
Isaac
platform
comprises
several
NVIDIA-accelerated
libraries,
AI
foundation
models,
and
simulation
technologies,
which
are
readily
available
for
integration:

• 
  NVIDIA
  Isaac
  ROS
  —
  Modular
  ROS
  2
  packages
  bringing
  NVIDIA-acceleration
  and
  AI
  models
  to
  ROS
  community
  developers.
• 
  NVIDIA
  Isaac
  Perceptor
  —
  Provides
  multi-camera,
  3D
  surround-vision
  capabilities
  for
  AI-based
  autonomous
  mobile
  robots.
• 
  NVIDIA
  Isaac
  Manipulator
  —
  Simplifies
  development
  of
  AI-enabled
  robot
  arms
  that
  can
  perceive,
  understand,
  and
  interact
  with
  their
  environments.
• 
  NVIDIA
  Isaac
  Sim
  —
  Simulates,
  tests,
  and
  validates
  robots
  in
  physically
  based
  environments,
  generating
  synthetic
  data
  using
  the
  
  NVIDIA
  Omniverse
  platform.
• 
  NVIDIA
  Isaac
  Lab
  —
  Optimized
  for
  reinforcement,
  imitation,
  and
  transfer
  learning
  for
  AI
  robot
  foundation
  model
  training.

Global
Adoption
and
Applications

Industry
leaders
across
Asia,
Europe,
and
North
America
are
early
adopters
of
NVIDIA
Isaac.
Siemens,
a
global
leader
in
industrial
automation
software
and
systems,
utilizes
NVIDIA
Isaac
Sim
for
its
software-in-the-loop
capabilities.
This
enables
Siemens
to
accelerate
the
development
and
testing
of
robotics
skills
like
SIMATIC
Robot
PickAI
(PRO)
and
SIMATIC
Robot
Pack
AI.

Intrinsic,
a
subsidiary
of
Alphabet,
has
successfully
tested
Isaac
Manipulator
in
its
robot-agnostic
software
platform,
demonstrating
its
potential
for
scalable
robotic-grasping
skills.
BYD
Electronics,
a
subsidiary
of
BYD
Group,
is
developing
autonomous
mobile
robots
using
NVIDIA
Isaac
Sim
and
Isaac
Perceptor
to
enhance
worker
safety,
reduce
production
costs,
and
improve
production
intelligence.

Teradyne
Robotics
companies,
Universal
Robots
(UR)
and
Mobile
Industrial
Robots
(MiR),
are
integrating
NVIDIA
Isaac
into
their
automation
solutions.
UR
is
incorporating
Isaac
Manipulator
into
its
PolyScope
X
software
platform,
while
MiR
is
leveraging
Isaac
Sim
to
generate
synthetic
data
for
real-world
deployments.

Expanding
the
Isaac
Ecosystem

The
NVIDIA
Isaac
platform
is
designed
to
be
modular,
allowing
companies
to
adopt
individual
or
multiple
technologies.
Companies
like
ArcBest,
Gideon,
idealworks,
and
RGo
Robotics
are
leveraging
Isaac
Perceptor
for
developing
autonomous
mobile
robots.
Meanwhile,
Solomon,
Techman
Robot,
Vention,
and
Yaskawa
are
utilizing
Isaac
Manipulator
for
building
AI-based
robotic
arms.

Over
100
companies
are
adopting
Isaac
Sim
for
simulating,
testing,
and
validating
robotic
applications.
This
includes
notable
names
like
Hexagon,
Husqvarna
Group,
and
MathWorks.
Additionally,
Isaac
Lab
is
being
adopted
by
companies
such
as
Agility,
Boston
Dynamics,
Figure
AI,
Fourier
Intelligence,
and
Sanctuary
AI.

Robotics
Innovation
at
COMPUTEX

During
his
keynote
at
COMPUTEX,
Jensen
Huang
demonstrated
robots
used
in
various
sectors,
including
transportation,
healthcare,
and
industrial
manufacturing.
Foxconn,
the
world’s
largest
electronics
manufacturer,
showcased
a
fully
simulated
autonomous
factory
in
NVIDIA
Omniverse,
featuring
AI
robots
developed
by
NVIDIA’s
partners.

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source:
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