On June 24, NVIDIA announced the launch of a comprehensive open robotics safety system named NVIDIA Halos for Robotics. This initiative marks the unification of AI computing power with safety capabilities.
The system extends NVIDIA's established safety technology from the intelligent vehicle sector into the realms of robotics and physical AI. It provides a unified, general-purpose safety architecture for machines capable of perceiving, making decisions, and executing actions in the real world.
Currently, humanoid robotics and physical AI company Agility has adopted NVIDIA Halos for Robotics to build safety capabilities for its humanoid robots operating in factory, warehouse, and logistics settings. These robots are already serving clients such as Amazon.com, GXO, Schaeffler, and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada.
Deepu Talla, Vice President of Robotics and Edge AI at NVIDIA, stated, "Physical AI is reshaping the way factories, warehouses, and logistics operate. Robotic teams require a unified safety architecture to scale the deployment of autonomous systems in these environments. With NVIDIA Halos for Robotics, developers and system builders can leverage NVIDIA's mature and proven safety foundation from the intelligent vehicle field to develop safer robots more quickly and introduce them into industrial operations with greater confidence."
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