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   The age of generalist robotics is here" - Nvidia's latest GROOT AI model just   
   took us another step closer to fully humanoid robots   
      
   Date:   
   Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:07:29 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   Nvidia launches Isaac GROOT N1, a "world first" open foundation model for   
   humanoid robots.   
      
   FULL STORY   
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   Nvidia has taken the world a step closer to smart, humanoid robots with the   
   launch of its latest advanced AI model.    
      
   At its Nvidia GTC 2025 event, the company revealed Isaac GROOT N1, which it   
   says is, "the worlds first open Humanoid Robot foundation model", alongside   
   several other important development tools.    
      
   Nvidia says its tools, which are available now, will make developing smarter   
   and more functional robots easier than ever, along with allowing them to have   
   more humanoid reasoning and skills - which doesn't sound terrifying at all.   
      
   Isaac GROOT N1    
      
   The age of generalist robotics is here, said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of   
   NVIDIA. With NVIDIA Isaac GR00T N1 and new data-generation and robot-learning   
   frameworks, robotics developers everywhere will open the next frontier in the   
   age of AI.    
      
   The company says its robotics work can help fill a shortfall of more than 50   
   million caused by a global labor shortage.    
      
   Nvidia says Isaac GROOT N1, which can be trained on real or synthetic data,   
   can "easily" master tasks such as grasping, moving objects with either a   
   single or multiple arms, and moving items from one arm to the other - but can   
   also carry out multi-step tasks which combine a number of general skills.    
      
   The model is built across a dual-system architecture inspired by the   
   principles of human cognition, with System 1 is a fast-thinking action model,   
   mirroring human reflexes or intuition, whereas System 2 is a slow-thinking   
   model for "deliberate, methodical decision-making."    
      
   Powered by a vision language model, System 2 is able to consider and analyze   
   its environment, and the instructions it was given, to plan actions - which   
   are then translated by System 1 into precise, continuous robot movements.    
      
   Among the other tools being released are a range of simulation frameworks and   
   blueprints such as the NVIDIA Isaac GR00T Blueprint for generating synthetic   
   data, which help generate large, detailed synthetic data sets needed for    
   robot development which would be prohibitively expensive to gather in real   
   life.    
      
   There is also Newton, an open source physics engine, created alongside Google   
   DeepMind and Disney Research, which Nvidia says is purpose-built for   
   developing robots.    
      
   Huang was joined on stage by Star Wars-inspired BDX droids during his GTC   
   keynote, showing the possibilities of the technology in theme parks or other   
   entertainment locations.    
      
   Nvidia first launched Project GROOT ("Generalist Robot 00 Technology") at GTC   
   2024, primarily focusing on industrial use cases, which could learn and    
   become smarter by watching human behaviour, understanding natural language    
   and emulating movements, allowing them to quickly learn coordination,   
   dexterity and other skills in order to navigate, adapt and interact with the   
   real world.   
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-age-of-generalist-robotics-is-here-nvidias-l   
   atest-groot-ai-model-just-took-us-another-step-closer-to-fully-humanoid-robots   
      
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