SAN FRANCISCO, March 18 (Reuters) - Nvidia ( NVDA ) on

Monday announced a hardware and software platform for building

human-like robots that includes generative artificial

intelligence features.

The new platform will consist of a computer system that will

power the robot and AI, plus a package of software including

genAI and other tools in order to build robots that are

human-life, the company said at its annual developer conference.

The addition of genAI will let the humanoid robots take

actions based on inputs with a combination of language, video,

"human demonstrations," and past experiences. Called Project

GR00T, the genAI components will add to the company's existing

hardware and software platform for robotics.

"These smarter, faster, better robots will be deployed in

the world's heavy industries," said Rev Lebaredian, Vice

President, Omniverse and Simulation Technology, in a briefing

with reporters. "We are working with the world's entire robot

and simulation ecosystem to accelerate development and

adoption."

The powerful computer behind the genAI software is called

the "Jetson Thor" and is based around one of the company's AI

chips and other hardware. Th computer will give a robot enough

computing horsepower to perform complex tasks and interact with

people and machines, the company said.

The suite of software tools is called the "Isaac" platform,

and the new GR00T genAI features are designed to operate for

"any robot embodiment in any environment," it said. The tools

include the ability to train the software to make better

decisions over time, a process known as reinforcement learning.

Nvidia ( NVDA ) also said it would release pre-trained robotics

models and other software that will improve robotic arm

functions and multi-camera sensing capabilities.