Nvidia launches humanoid robot platform with Unitree amid US-China tech competition tensions
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled a new humanoid robot platform combining Unitree's 6-foot H2 Plus robot, Nvidia's Jetson Thor chip, and Sharpa's dexterous hands. The Isaac Gr00t platform aims to accelerate robotics research at institutions like Stanford and ETH Zurich, but the partnership with Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree raises security questions as US lawmakers consider banning the company's robots from federally-funded research.