NVIDIA wants to get into the head of humanoid robots with GR00T N1
After Gemini Roboticsa few days ago, it's now Nvidia's turn to try to combine AI and robotics. The American giant has just lifted the veil on GR00T N1, an artificial intelligence model designed to refine the capacities of humanoid robots. Presented in San José, in the United States, during the Géant GTC 2025 conference, this model is based on a hybrid approach combining real and synthetic data. Its architecture is directly inspired by human cognitive functioning, distinguishing rapid thought for the immediate execution of actions and a more thoughtful thought dedicated to planning and reasoning.
Two -level operation
The architecture of GR00T N1 is thus based on a clear separation between these two distinct systems. The component dedicated to “slow” thought allows the robot to analyze its environment and interpret the instructions received to develop suitable action sequences. In parallel, “rapid” thinking ensures the translation of these decisions in precise gestures, necessary for complex tasks such as manipulation of objects on several stages.
An open model and tools for the community
NVIDIA opted for an open source provision of GR00T N1. The company also provides simulation tools as well as generation of synthetic data generation protocols for robot training. And Nvidia is not content to offer an AI model, since the company also provides tools like GR00T-MIMIC, capable of generating synthetic movement trajectories from a few human demonstrations. This device facilitates and accelerates the learning of robots.
Strategic partnerships
Several specialized companies in the sector had access to GR00T N1 before its public announcement. Among them are Boston Dynamics (Atlas), Agility Robotics, Lies Robotics and Neura Robotics. These numerous collaborations immediately confirm the potential of the model to become a standard in the world of humanoid robotics. During the conference, Bernt Børnich, CEO of 1x technologies, went on stage to evoke the integration of GR00T N1 on the Neo Gamma robot. The latter has independently carried out storage tasks, in order to demonstrate the capacity of the model to organize and execute sequences of developed actions.
A platform dedicated to humanoid robotics
Nvidia has also developed the Isaac Gr00T platform, which centralizes fundamental models dedicated to robots as well as data pipelines. This platform incorporates solutions for cognition and control of machines, simulators based on Omniverse and Cosmos, as well as an on -board computer, the Jetson Agx Thor, designed to execute the whole software battery. Isaac Gr00T also includes workflows intended to improve robots. GR00T-TELEOP thus facilitates the collection of human demonstrations via teleoperation, while GR00T-GEN allows machines to better generalize their skills and to adapt to unprecedented situations by operating advanced simulation environments.
The purpose of the platform is ultimately very simple: to facilitate the advent of the era of robots capable of adapting to a wide variety of contexts and uses. If Nvidia reaches its ends, this could upset many industrial sectors by facilitating the integration of humanoid robotics into daily tasks. Before seeing robots disembark in our homes?
