NVIDIA Introduces NIM Microservices to Enhance Generative AI in Digital Environments

NVIDIA
has
announced
significant
advancements
in
generative
physical
AI,
introducing
new
NIM
microservices
and
the
NVIDIA
Metropolis
reference
workflow
at
SIGGRAPH.
These
innovations
are
designed
to
improve
the
training
of
physical
machines
and
enhance
their
ability
to
handle
complex
tasks,
according
to

NVIDIA
Blog.

Generative
AI
in
Physical
Environments

Generative
AI
technology,
already
widely
used
for
writing
and
learning,
is
now
poised
to
assist
in
navigating
the
physical
world.
NVIDIA’s
new
offerings
include
three
fVDB
NIM
microservices
that
support
deep
learning
frameworks
for
3D
worlds
and
several
USD
NIM
microservices
for
working
with
Universal
Scene
Description
(USD),
also
known
as
OpenUSD.

The
newly
developed
OpenUSD
NIM
microservices
work
in
tandem
with
generative
AI
models
to
enable
developers
to
integrate
generative
AI
copilots
and
agents
into
USD
workflows,
thereby
expanding
the
capabilities
of
3D
environments.

NVIDIA
NIM
Microservices
Transform
Physical
AI
Landscapes

Physical
AI
employs
advanced
simulations
and
learning
methods
to
help
robots
and
other
automated
systems
perceive,
reason,
and
navigate
their
surroundings
more
effectively.
This
technology
is
revolutionizing
industries
such
as
manufacturing
and
healthcare
by
advancing
smart
spaces
and
enhancing
the
functionality
of
robots,
factory
technologies,
surgical
AI
agents,
and
autonomous
vehicles.

NVIDIA
provides
a
suite
of
NIM
microservices
tailored
for
specific
models
and
industry
applications,
supporting
capabilities
in
speech
and
translation,
vision
and
intelligence,
and
realistic
animation
and
behavior.

Turning
Visual
AI
Agents
Into
Visionaries

Visual
AI
agents,
which
leverage
computer
vision
capabilities,
are
designed
to
perceive
and
interact
with
the
physical
world.
These
agents
are
powered
by
vision
language
models
(VLMs),
a
new
class
of
generative
AI
models
that
bridge
digital
perception
and
real-world
interaction.
VLMs
enhance
decision-making,
accuracy,
interactivity,
and
performance,
enabling
visual
AI
agents
to
handle
complex
tasks
more
effectively.

Generative
AI-powered
visual
AI
agents
are
being
rapidly
deployed
across
various
sectors,
including
hospitals,
factories,
warehouses,
retail
stores,
airports,
and
traffic
intersections.
NVIDIA’s
NIM
microservices
and
reference
workflows
for
physical
AI
provide
developers
with
the
tools
needed
to
build
and
deploy
high-performing
visual
AI
agents.

Case
Study:
K2K
Enhances
Palermo’s
Traffic
Management

In
Palermo,
Italy,
city
traffic
managers
have
deployed
visual
AI
agents
using
NVIDIA
NIM
to
gain
physical
insights
and
better
manage
roadways.
K2K,
an
NVIDIA
Metropolis
partner,
integrates
NIM
microservices
and
VLMs
into
AI
agents
that
analyze
live
traffic
camera
feeds
in
real
time.
This
allows
city
officials
to
ask
questions
in
natural
language
and
receive
accurate
insights
and
suggestions
for
improving
city
operations,
such
as
adjusting
traffic
light
timings.

Bridging
the
Simulation-to-Reality
Gap

Many
AI-driven
businesses
are
adopting
a
“simulation-first”
approach
for
generative
physical
AI
projects.
NVIDIA’s
physical
AI
software,
tools,
and
platforms,
including
NIM
microservices
and
reference
workflows,
help
streamline
the
creation
of
digital
representations
that
accurately
mimic
real-world
conditions.
This
approach
is
particularly
beneficial
for
manufacturing,
factory
logistics,
and
robotics
companies.

Vision
language
models
(VLMs)
are
widely
adopted
across
industries
due
to
their
ability
to
generate
realistic
imagery.
However,
they
require
immense
volumes
of
data
for
training.
Synthetic
data
generated
from
digital
twins
offers
a
powerful
alternative,
providing
robust
datasets
for
training
physical
AI
models
without
the
high
costs
and
limitations
of
real-world
data
acquisition.

NVIDIA’s
tools,
such
as
NIM
microservices
and
Omniverse
Replicator,
enable
developers
to
build
synthetic
data
pipelines
for
creating
diverse
datasets,
enhancing
the
adaptability
and
performance
of
models
like
VLMs.

Availability

Developers
can
access
NVIDIA’s
state-of-the-art
AI
models
and
NIM
microservices
at

ai.nvidia.com.
The
Metropolis
NIM
reference
workflow
is
available
in
the
GitHub
repository,
and
Metropolis
VIA
microservices
are
available
for
download
in
developer
preview.
OpenUSD
NIM
microservices
are
also
available
in
preview
through
the
NVIDIA
API
catalog.

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source:
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