by Mat Dirjish
Texas Instruments (TI) is partnering with NVIDIA to advance and accelerate the safe deployment of humanoid robots. The partnership consists of combining TI’s real-time motor control, sensing, radar, and power technologies with NVIDIA’s robotics-compute, Ethernet-based sensing and simulation technologies. TI connects NVIDIA physical AI compute to real-world applications with deterministic control, sensing, power, and safety at every joint and subsystem. Reportedly, robotics developers will be able to validate perception, actuation, and safety faster and more accurately.
As per the partners, connecting TI’s IWR6243 mmWave radar sensor via Ethernet to NVIDIA’s Jetson Thor enables scalable low-latency, 3D perception, and safety awareness for physical AI applications. Also, fusing camera and radar data promises to improve object detection, localization, and tracking while reducing false positives for reliable real-time decision-making.
Summarily, the partnership forecasts human-like perception that works reliably in challenging conditions and addresses a critical safety gap that limits real-world deployment of humanoid robots. For instance, cameras may not reliably detect glass doors or reflective surfaces whereas radar provides consistent detection of these transparent obstacles, enabling smooth navigation in places like office buildings, hospitals, retail environments, and others.
For more details, visit the Texas Instruments and NVIDIA websites.
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