NVIDIA has introduced an open humanoid reference robot for academic research, pairing a Unitree chassis and Sharpa tactile hands with Jetson Thor compute ahead of planned system availability in late 2026.
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NVIDIA is pairing third-party robotics hardware with its Jetson Thor onboard compute and Isaac GR00T open software to standardize humanoid robotics research. Full reference robots are scheduled to ship through Unitree in late 2026, while software workflows for existing Unitree G1 humanoids are slated for an earlier release.

