Nvidia Expands Role in Robotics With New AI Models and Industry Partnerships

Nvidia has increased its involvement in robotics through new AI model releases and collaborations with global technology partners. These developments were highlighted during CES 2026, where several companies presented robots built on Nvidia’s platforms.

The company announced multiple open frameworks and physical AI models designed for robot learning and reasoning at the event. These include Cosmos Transfer 2.5, Cosmos Predict 2.5, Cosmos Reason 2, Isaac GR00T N1.6, Isaac Lab-Arena, and the OSMO edge-to-cloud compute framework.

Robotics firms such as Boston Dynamics, Caterpillar, Franka Robotics, Humanoid, LG Electronics, and NEURA Robotics introduced new robots that incorporate Nvidia’s technologies. These partnerships demonstrate the adoption of Nvidia’s AI tools across a range of robotics applications.

Nvidia has been supplying open humanoid reasoning models and simulation tools to robotics developers since at least mid-2025. The Isaac GR00T series and platforms like Omniverse and Isaac Lab have been made available to support the development and testing of advanced robots.

What the numbers show

• Nvidia’s robotics and automotive business unit generated $567 million in quarterly sales
• This unit contributed about 1% of Nvidia’s total revenue
• New AI models and frameworks were announced at CES 2026

According to the company, its physical AI technologies are being adopted by a variety of robotics manufacturers, including Agility Robotics, Figure, Foxconn, and NEURA Robotics. These companies are integrating Nvidia’s platforms into their own robotic systems.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has identified robotics as one of the two largest growth opportunities for the company, alongside artificial intelligence. He also stated that humanoid robots will be widely used in manufacturing within the next few years.

At CES 2026, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that robots with human-type capabilities are expected to appear in 2026. The company’s ongoing development of AI models and partnerships with robotics firms are part of its strategy to increase its presence in this sector.

Robotics companies continue to use Nvidia’s open models and simulation tools to enhance the learning and reasoning abilities of their robots. The company’s technologies support both the development and deployment of new robotic systems across multiple industries.

* This article is based on publicly available information at the time of writing.