Nvidia Seeks to Make Humanoid AI Robots Safer Around Humans
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- The most recent coverage shows that humanoid robots are moving from laboratory demos to commercial deployment across several sectors.
- Chinese EV maker BYD announced plans to place humanoid robots in every car showroom, joining rivals such as Tesla, which expects to start producing its Optimus model this summer, while the Chinese market already accounts for more than 80 % of global humanoid shipments.
- In the United States, Agility Robotics is heading to Wall Street through a SPAC merger that values the company at $2.5 billion, and it has begun installing its Digit robots in nine customer facilities, including Amazon and Toyota, marking the first commercial use of humanoids in U.S. warehouses.
- Nvidia is supporting the safety side of the industry with its Halos software, derived from autonomous‑vehicle technology, to give robots better situational awareness when operating around people.
- Meanwhile, delivery‑robot startup Robot.com is expanding its product line with “R‑noid,” a wheeled humanoid designed for order‑picking, packaging and workstation preparation in logistics, food service and healthcare.
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Nvidia Corp. is working to make humanoid robots safer around people, arguing that they’ll need to handle split-second decisions before they can be trusted to work closely with humans. The chipmaker is offering software and semiconductors that will allow humanoids to enter the workplace and truly interact with people — even making physical contact if necessary. Nvidia’s Halos software, developed from systems used for self-driving vehicles, will be the basis of computers that give robots a much better awareness of what’s happening around them, the company said in a statement Monday.
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