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[INRIA](/companies/inria) (French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology) is a public research institute founded in 1967 that conducts foundational and applied robotics research across multiple teams in France. Key robotics groups include [Willow](https://www.inria.fr/en/willow) (autonomous motion, led by Justin Carpentier), [DEFROST](https://www.inria.fr/en/defrost) (soft robotics, led by Christian Duriez), [HUCEBOT](https://team.inria.fr/hucebot/) (human-centered robotics and exoskeletons, led by Serena Ivaldi), and [AUCTUS](https://inria.fr/en/auctus) (collaborative cobots). INRIA develops open-source robotics software including Pinocchio, SOFA, and the Upkie open-hardware bipedal robot.

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.