FANUC and NVIDIA - Advancing Physical AI

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Advancing Physical AI with NVIDIA Technologies

In the development of physical AI, advanced simulation technologies that accurately replicate real-world physics, along with overwhelming computational power, have become indispensable. FANUC integrates NVIDIA's latest technologies with its highly reliable robots and precise motion control capabilities to deploy cutting-edge solutions that enable automation of previously difficult tasks.

IA física de FANUC

FANUC está colaborando con NVIDIA para impulsar la implementación de la IA física en robots industriales.

Advancing AI Together

Further Strengthening Collaboration with NVIDIA

As the next step in utilizing physical AI at the industrial level, FANUC has achieved the following milestones:

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Implementation of Next-Generation AI Hardware

FANUC has developed a new system adopting NVIDIA's latest hardware, NVIDIA Jetson Thor™. By directly embedding an AI platform with overwhelming computational power, the system executes advanced AI inference processing in real-time. Seamlessly connected with FANUC robot controllers through ultra-high-speed communication, it realizes smooth, latency-free motion, even for tasks requiring complex judgments.

Proof of Concept for "Imitation Learning"

Leveraging NVIDIA Isaac GR00T™, a foundation model for robot learning, alongside FANUC's motion control technologies, FANUC is testing imitation learning. While AI directly learns the movements and visual data of skilled human workers, robots acquire the ability to perform complex and delicate tasks that have been difficult to describe using conventional programming.

Real-Time Simulation Connectivity

FANUC has established a real-time connection between its robot simulator ROBOGUIDE and NVIDIA Isaac Sim™. This fully synchronizes FANUC's precise robot models with a high-fidelity virtual environment replicating real-world physics. It enables advanced pre-verification under highly realistic conditions, significantly streamlining the Sim-to-Real (simulation to reality) deployment process.

How Physical AI "Makes the Impossible Possible"

With the realization of these technologies, the application range of industrial robots will expand significantly. The automation of highly complex tasks—such as processes that previously required intricate conditional branching and made programming itself unfeasible—is finally becoming possible.

Infinite Learning in Virtual Space

Countless simulations are conducted in a high-fidelity virtual space where ROBOGUIDE and Isaac Sim operate in tandem. By utilizing NVIDIA Isaac GR00T to train the robot motion and object behavior, the robots autonomously acquire the ability to handle previously "unseen situations."

Real-World Deployment with Cutting-Edge Hardware

The powerful AI, forged through rigorous training in the virtual space, is then implemented into real-world robot systems using NVIDIA's latest Jetson Thor hardware.

Smooth Motion Enabled by FANUC's Precise Control

The instantaneous commands issued by the AI are transmitted via 1ms ultra-high-speed communication. Leveraging FANUC’s precise motion control technologies developed over many years, a physical AI system is completed that delivers smooth, reliable, and practically latency-free motion.