Nvidia and Hyundai go deeper on robotics, with Boston Dynamics’ Atlas at the centre
The lobby of Hyundai’s Seoul headquarters now waters its own plants. On Monday it was also handling security and deliveries, a row of robots laid on for one important visitor: Jensen Huang.
Nvidia’s chief executive was in the South Korean capital to deepen the chipmaker’s alliance with Hyundai Motor Group, and the pitch on display in that remodelled lobby, which Hyundai has rebuilt as a “physical AI testbed”, was the whole point.
After talks with Hyundai executive chair Chung Euisun, the two companies laid out an expanded plan to turn physical AI and robotics from research projects into industrial products, spanning mobility, manufacturing, and robotics.
The two are getting “very very close” to industrialising robotics, Huang told reporters, adding that they plan to bring AI to “all forms of mobility.” He was effusive about his host’s main advantage, scale.
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