"My name is GR00T": NVIDIA launches an AI model that transforms humanoid robots into versatile workers

NVIDIA unveiled Isaac GR00T N1, a groundbreaking AI model that equips humanoid robots with advanced reasoning capabilities and unprecedented general skills. Announced at the GTC 2025 conference on March 18, this first open-source fundamental model aims to revolutionize the robotics sector by enabling humanoid robots to possess novel reasoning abilities.

The era of generalist robotics has arrived, as stated by NVIDIA's founder and CEO Jensen Huang, signaling new opportunities to address significant labor shortages across various industries. GR00T N1 features a dual-system architecture inspired by human cognitive principles, with "System 1" mimicking quick reflexive actions and "System 2" facilitating more methodical decision-making.

Powered by a visual language model, GR00T N1 allows robots to interpret their environment and execute tasks such as object handling and two-arm manipulation without prior specific programming. Its revolutionary generalization ability enables it to understand the fundamentals of physical actions and apply them to new situations, significantly reducing development time through post-training with real or synthetic data.