Nvidia unveils pathbreaking GR00T platform for humanoid robots
Tech giant Nvidia has taken a giant leap towards building human-level artificial intelligence with its new GR00T (Generalist Robot 00 Technology) platform unveiled this week.
Dubbed the ‘brain’ for robots, GR00T is a generative AI model powered by the company’s Jetson Thor chipset. It can input and process text, speech, live demos and video instructions to perform tasks.
At a keynote, CEO Jensen Huang had multiple robots follow verbal commands on stage, demonstrating GR00T’s potential. It makes Nvidia the latest entrant in the AI robot race alongside OpenAI.
Complementing GR00T is the upgraded Isaac Robotics Platform providing a virtual training environment. Through simulations and real-world learning, it readies robots for deployment.
Nvidia’s OSMO, DGX and OVX systems jointly train robots on a massive scale. Its Isaac Lab further accelerates GPU-based simulations for complex motions.
While still in fledgling stages, the combined solution marks a major milestone. It equips robots with human-level understanding to potentially assist people in future.
However, critics maintain full autonomy without supervision is still far away. Both Nvidia and OpenAI aim to enhance capabilities through continued research progressively.
Only time will tell if such technologies ultimately empower or imperil humanity, as depicted in sci-fi dystopias. For now, the focus remains on realizing AGI’s benefits.
