Chipmaker giant Nvidia is leaning more toward robotics in 2025. More specifically, in the first half of the new yearAs confirmed by the Financial Times, Nvidia is launching a new generation of compact computers for humanoid robots called Jetson Thor.
The move, which was expected, is part of an evolving strategy that has been going on for years. Nvidia does not plan to compete directly with manufacturers like Tesla, but rather offer the “hundreds of thousands“There are many robot manufacturers in the world with some kind of underlying OEM, as their vice president of robotics, Deepu Talla, told reporters last month in Tokyo.
As for why now, Talla tells the Financial Times that the change is due to two technological advances: the explosion of generative AI models and the ability to train robots on them using simulated environments.
What Nvidia isn’t saying, but it’s also clearly true: Its push toward AI-powered robots comes as major customers like Amazon and Google work to lessen their reliance on computer AI chips by developing their own. own.
Above: Tesla’s humanoid robot, Optimus; Nvidia has said it provides Tesla with technology to build the machines.