NVIDIA unveiled the Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot, the first open humanoid reference design built on the Jetson Thor compute platform and Isaac GR00T AI development stack, aiming to simplify humanoid robot development.
The integrated system combines a Unitree H2 Plus humanoid body, Sharpa five-fingered dexterous hands, and NVIDIA’s onboard AI computing, eliminating the need for developers to piece together hardware, software, simulation, and AI tools from multiple vendors.
Leading institutions, including ETH Zurich, Stanford Robotics Center, Ai2, and UC San Diego, are already adopting the platform, with commercial availability through Unitree expected in late 2026.
NVIDIA has announced the Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot, the first open humanoid robot reference design built on its Jetson Thor compute platform and Isaac GR00T open development stack.
The announcement was made by CEO Jensen Huang at NVIDIA GTC Taipei on 1 June. “Today, we’re announcing the Nvidia Isaac GR00T, a reference humanoid robot, all fully integrated – 25 degrees of freedom on each hand, 31 degrees of freedom on the robot, six feet, 150 pounds,” Huang said during his keynote.
