Kawasaki x NVIDIA Digital Shipyard

Kawasaki Shipbuilding (formally Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ship & Offshore Structure Company) is the shipbuilding division of [Kawasaki Heavy Industries](https://global.kawasaki.com), producing LNG carriers, LPG carriers, container ships, bulk carriers, oil tankers, submarines for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and jetfoils. With origins dating to 1878, it operates shipyards in Kobe and Sakaide, Japan, and is collaborating with [NVIDIA](/companies/nvidia) on a next-generation AI-powered digital shipyard.

World leader in accelerated computing and AI (NASDAQ: NVDA). In physical AI, NVIDIA develops the Isaac robotics platform: the GR00T open foundation model, Jetson edge compute (AGX Thor), Isaac Lab and Isaac Sim simulation environments, and Omniverse. NVIDIA positions itself as the platform layer for the humanoid industry. Developer of [GR00T N1](/brains/gr00t-n1), the first open humanoid foundation model.