iit-genova x nvidia

The [Italian Institute of Technology](/companies/iit-genova) (IIT) in Genoa develops the [iCub](/models/icub) humanoid robot — an open-source, 104cm-tall research platform the size of a 3.5-year-old child. With 20+ labs worldwide using iCub, it is one of the most widely adopted humanoid research platforms. IIT also developed the iRonCub jet-powered flying humanoid and advances in reinforcement learning for manipulation.

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.