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January 8, 2026
Nvidia wants to be the Android of generalist robotics
Nvidia unveiled a full-stack robotics ecosystem at CES 2026, including foundation models, simulation tools, and hardware. It wants to be the default platform for robotics.
TL;DR
- Nvidia launched a full-stack ecosystem for physical AI at CES 2026, aiming to be the default platform for generalist robotics.
- New open foundation models like Cosmos Transfer 2.5, Cosmos Predict 2.5, Cosmos Reason 2, and Isaac GR00T N1.6 enable robots to reason, plan, and adapt across various tasks.
- Isaac Lab-Arena is an open-source simulation framework for virtual testing of robotic capabilities, addressing challenges of cost, time, and risk in physical validation.
- Nvidia OSMO is an open-source command center integrating the data generation to training workflow.
- The Blackwell-powered Jetson T4000 graphics card offers on-device compute for robotics.
- Partnership with Hugging Face deepens accessibility for robot training, connecting Nvidia's and Hugging Face's developer communities.
- Robotics is the fastest growing category on Hugging Face, with Nvidia's models leading downloads.
- Companies like Boston Dynamics, Caterpillar, Franka Robots, and NEURA Robotics are already utilizing Nvidia's technology.
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