'We are at a tipping point': Companies show off AI robots at Nvidia conference

Record ID: 1984597

  • Title: 'We are at a tipping point': Companies show off AI robots at Nvidia conference
  • Date: 20th March 2025
  • Summary: SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (MARCH 19, 2025) (Reuters) VARIOUS OF LAMBDA ROBOT DANCING WOMAN TAKING PHOTO WITH ROBOT VARIOUS OF ENCHANTED TOOLS ROBOT CONVENTION CENTER SHOW FLOOR NVIDIA SIGNAGE PEOPLE WALKING VICE PRESIDENT OF OMNIVERSE AND SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY AT NVIDIA, REV LEBAREDIAN, DURING INTERVIEW (SOUNDBITE) (English) VICE PRESIDENT OF OMNIVERSE AND SIMULA
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  • Keywords: Nvidia Nvidia robotics robotics robotics companies tech
  • Location: SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
  • City: SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Information Technologies / Computer Sciences,North America,Science
  • Reuters ID: LVA001020519032025RP1
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  • Story Text:Whether it’s humanoid robots vacuuming or robotic arms sorting items, the AI-powered tools are now performing and it’s more than just for show, said Rev Lebaredian, vice president of omniverse and simulation technology at Nvidia on Wednesday (March 19).
    “Basically this technology that has come about in the last few years, large language models being able to encapsulate general intelligence and general intelligence about the rules of something complex like language, we are now applying this to the physical world, what we're calling physical AI,” Lebaredian told Reuters at Nvidia’s annual developer conference in San Jose, California.
    The new possibilities are evident on the conference’s showroom floor where robotics industry is on full display.
    1X Technologies demonstrated its Neo humanoid robot, putting it to use with a vacuum. Enchanted Tools brought its Mirokai robot to greet conference goers.
    Just on Tuesday, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang welcomed a Star Wars-inspired droid onstage with him during his keynote show. Huang later told reporters humanoid robots were less than five years away from seeing wide use in manufacturing facilities.
    Acumino, an AI robotics company, works with Universal Robots to help train and develop robotics arms with the UR5 model (5 denotes capacity of 5 kilograms) collaborative robotic arm. The company uses their AI system to teach the robot how to pick up the items.
    Patrick Jarvis, CEO and a co-founder of Acumino, said they’re already deploying in medical manufacturing facilities. He said the advancements in the industry are getting better every day.
    TCS is also developing robotic arms for warehouse uses. Their robotic arm is made for sorting items on assembly lines. They train their robots to correctly identify and confirm which items belong where.
    Anupam Singhal, president of manufacturing business, said the technology can help companies save time and produce more.
    (Production: Nathan Frandino)
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