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Singapore-based applied R&D lab building [Asimov](/models/asimov-1), an open-source humanoid robot platform for builders, engineers, and researchers. Founded in 2023, Menlo Research develops both the hardware (DIY humanoid kits with full BOM, CAD files, and simulation models on GitHub) and software stack (Asimov OS, embodied AI). The company operates without external funding and has released a roadmap targeting state-of-the-art humanoid capabilities by Asimov 5. Its research includes world-encoder models (Kepler v0.1) and RL-based locomotion policies for sim-to-real transfer.

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.