How NVIDIA is bringing physical AI to its industrial customers - The Robot Report

NVIDIA is advancing the use of physical AI in industrial settings by enabling leading manufacturers and robotics companies to build digital twins of their factories using its Omniverse platform. Major companies such as Siemens, Foxconn Fii, Wistron, and Caterpillar are leveraging Omniverse technologies to create realistic 3D models integrated with live operational data, facilitating factory design, simulation, optimization, and real-time monitoring. Siemens is pioneering digital twin software compatible with NVIDIA’s Mega Omniverse Blueprint, currently in beta and integrated into the Siemens Xcelerator platform. Additionally, robot vendors like FANUC and Foxconn support 3D, OpenUSD-based digital twins, allowing manufacturers to easily incorporate robotic equipment into their virtual factory environments. At the GTC D.C. event, NVIDIA also introduced the Blackwell-powered IGX Thor robotics processor, designed to bring real-time physical AI to edge devices with high-speed sensor processing and enterprise-grade reliability. This platform is already adopted by companies including Diligent Robotics