The partnership between United States-based chip company Nvidia and Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree Robotics underscores China's growing influence in the sphere of cutting-edge artificial intelligence technologies, experts said.
They highlighted that China now accounts for eight out of every 10 humanoid robots shipped globally and said the collaboration serves as a compelling example of how the respective industries of China and the US can leverage their unique strengths and work closely together in the AI sector to deliver inclusive products to the world.
The comments came after Nvidia announced on Monday that it is partnering with Unitree to launch its first-ever robotics system, which will be sold to researchers at institutions such as Stanford University.
The system features Unitree's H2 humanoid robot, which is nearly two meters tall, and is integrated with Nvidia's Jetson Thor hardware, including its advanced Blackwell GPU, which is designed to power on-device AI.
"Today, we're announcing the Nvidia Isaac GR00T — a reference humanoid robot, fully integrated, with 25 degrees of freedom in each hand … 31 degrees of freedom in the robot itself," Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, said during a keynote speech in Taipei on Monday.
