Nvidia introduces GR00T 2 robotics model and developer tools

Nvidia unveiled its GR00T 2 robotics model and Isaac Lab 3.0 programming tools at the Conference on Robot Learning in Austin, Texas, extending its push to bring AI into physical devices. The open robotics world model comes from Nvidia’s Cosmos platform and was trained on robot and human data, including 100,000 hours of open-source video recorded from a person’s point of view.

According to Nvidia, the model completed 40 out of 50 jobs without task-specific examples. In testing across 50 tasks, it achieved a success rate of 71% with a single demonstration, rising to 95% after five demonstrations. The model may also transfer learned abilities between different robot designs without requiring demonstrations on every machine.

The system can interact with AI agents through an application programming interface, potentially helping autonomous systems coordinate more complex operations. The initiative broadens Nvidia’s business beyond selling processors into robotics software and models. Wider developer adoption and evidence that benchmark results translate into dependable real-world operation remain important tests.