keyence x nvidia

Japanese manufacturer of [factory automation](https://www.keyence.com) sensors, [machine vision](https://www.keyence.com/products/vision/vision-sys/) systems, laser markers, barcode readers, measuring instruments, and digital microscopes. Founded in 1974 by Takemitsu Takizaki as Lead Electric and renamed Keyence (from "KEY of sciENCE") in 1986, the company serves 400,000 customers in 110 countries and is one of Japan's most profitable corporations, with FY2026 revenue of ¥1.17 trillion (~$7.3B). Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (6861.T) since 1987.

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.