The robots moved smoothly through the factory. I watched a new age being born.

Jensen Huang unveiled NVIDIA’s new robotics model at a conference keynote yesterday. Called NVIDIA GR00T N1, this new model gives robots a general toolkit for interacting with the world.

Incredible Capabilities

The robots, made by Norwegian startup 1X, have some amazing abilties.

The video shows them working together in a factory setting, passing parts between each other. Robots that can work together will be much more powerful. That’s why we humans dominate the planet, after all — we cooperate.

The androids also handled household tasks deftly, sorting groceries and helping load the dishwasher. I can’t wait until I have these guys doing my vacuuming — that’s my least favorite chore!

How N1 Works

NVIDIA trained the new model using massive numbers of videos from the internet. These videos help the robot understand how the physical world works and how to move within it.

We’ve been uploading videos to YouTube for 20 years. But most of us never considered that those videos would one day train robots.

Let’s say I need my robots to do a fussy assembly task in my factory. I can take the N1 model and add more data, showing the robot how the assembly works.

Then, the robot can copy what I did.

When we train a new human employee, we do it the same way. We assume the human has some basic knowledge of the world. Then, we show them the specifics of this job.

No wonder Huang says N1 is “inspired by principles of human cognitive processing.”

Who Is Leading in Robotics?

The 1X robots using NVIDIA’s new model are impressive, but I didn’t see them do anything I haven’t already seen from Figure. Three weeks ago, Figure demoed the Helix, a system that lets its robots work together as well.

Here’s what amazes me: more and more companies are making robots do things that used to be impossible. It’s not just a single leader — the whole industry is cooking.

That tells me these robots will be everywhere soon.

Wrap-Up

Imagine a future where no human has to do boring, repetitive, dangerous work for low pay. We’ll let the robots handle that.

Then, we can do what we do best: be creative and connect with each other.

“The age of generalist robots is here.”

Jensen Huang

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