softbank x nvidia

SoftBank Group Corp. (TSE: 9984) is a Japanese investment holding conglomerate founded in 1981 by Masayoshi Son. Headquartered in Tokyo, it manages the SoftBank Vision Fund, ARM Holdings, and a global portfolio of technology investments. SoftBank owned [Boston Dynamics](/companies/boston-dynamics) from 2017 to 2022 before selling it to Hyundai Motor Group, and has invested in numerous robotics and AI companies through its Vision Funds.

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.