Odaily Planet Daily report: NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang announced at the GTC conference in Taipei that Unitree Robotics has been selected as NVIDIA’s first partner for its humanoid robot AI platform targeting universities and research institutions, jointly launching the Isaac GR00T reference design to accelerate the advent of the “physical AI” era.
The platform deeply integrates Unitree’s H2 humanoid robot (approximately 1.8 meters tall and weighing 68 kg) with NVIDIA’s Jetson Thor computing platform, Blackwell GPU, Isaac GR00T model, and simulation software, along with Singapore’s Sharpa dexterous hand. It is now open to leading global research institutions, with the first batch including Stanford, ETH Zurich, UCSD, and AI2. Jensen Huang emphasized that this initiative aims to lower the barrier to humanoid robotics development by providing a ready-to-use, full-stack development environment, and he predicted that “physical AI” will be the next major wave following generative AI, with a potential long-term market size reaching trillions of dollars.
The upgraded H2 Plus is expected to launch and become available for sale in October 2026. Notably, Unitree Technology is planning an IPO on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, aiming to raise RMB 4.2 billion, with over 40% of its revenue coming from overseas markets, demonstrating a significant global presence. (Techstartups)