# Isaac Sim: robotics AI framework

[NVIDIA](/companies/nvidia.md) Isaac Sim is an open-source reference framework built on NVIDIA Omniverse libraries for robotics simulation, testing and synthetic data generation in physically based virtual environments. It is licensed under Apache 2.0.

- **Slug:** isaac-sim
- **Type:** Framework
- **Maturity (DEPLOY ladder):** unknown
- **Open source:** yes

## Developed by (1)

- [NVIDIA](/companies/nvidia.md)


## Sources (1)

1. **NVIDIA Isaac Sim** · https://developer.nvidia.com/isaac/sim


## Common questions

### What is Isaac Sim?

NVIDIA Isaac Sim is an open-source reference framework built on [NVIDIA Omniverse](/companies/nvidia.md) libraries for robotics simulation, testing and synthetic data generation in physically based virtual environments. It is licensed under Apache 2.0.

### Who developed Isaac Sim?

Isaac Sim is credited to [NVIDIA](/companies/nvidia.md) on the DEPLOY registry. Each developer attribution is verified via primary sources.

### Is Isaac Sim open source?

Yes. Isaac Sim is recorded as open-source / open-weights on the DEPLOY registry, meaning model weights or source code are publicly available.

### What type of AI is Isaac Sim?

Isaac Sim is a framework on the DEPLOY registry.

### Which robots run on Isaac Sim?

No robot models on the DEPLOY registry are recorded as running Isaac Sim. DEPLOY wires brain-to-model connections only when the wiring is verifiable from primary sources; absence may reflect pre-deployment or unverified manufacturer claims.


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