Insider Brief
- Nvidia has introduced Halos for Robotics, a safety platform that combines AI computing hardware, software, sensor integration tools and certification services into a common framework for autonomous robots and physical AI systems.
- Halos connects AI compute, software, sensors, safety systems and certification activities across the robotics stack, while drawing on safety technologies originally developed for autonomous vehicles and adapting them for industrial and humanoid robots.
- Humanoid robot maker Agility Robotics is the first company to announce plans to use the platform, integrating Nvidia’s IGX Thor computing system and Halos safety software into its Digit robot as it prepares for deployments in industrial environments.
Nvidia has introduced a robotics safety platform designed to provide a common framework for companies developing autonomous robots and physical AI systems.
The system, called Nvidia Halos for Robotics, combines computing hardware, software, sensor integration tools and safety certification services into a single architecture that robotics developers can use to design and validate autonomous systems. According to the company, the system draws on safety technologies originally developed for autonomous vehicles and adapts them for industrial robots and humanoid systems.
“Physical AI is transforming how factories, warehouses and logistics operations work, and robotics teams need a unified safety architecture to scale autonomous systems into these environments,” vice president of robotics and edge AI Deepu Talla noted in the announcement. “With Nvidia Halos for Robotics, developers and system builders can harness Nvidia’s proven autonomous vehicle safety foundation to develop safer robots faster and bring them into industrial operations alongside workers with greater confidence.”
According to Nvidia, Halos creates a common safety framework that connects AI compute, software, sensors, safety systems and certification activities across the robotics stack. The platform also includes the Nvidia Halos AI Systems Inspection Lab, which the company said is accredited to evaluate robotics systems and help developers prepare products for third-party safety certification.
Humanoid robot maker Agility Robotics is the first company to publicly announce plans to use the platform, Nvidia noted. It will incorporate Nvidia’s IGX Thor industrial computing system and Halos safety software into Digit, its humanoid robot designed for use in warehouses, manufacturing and logistics.
Nvidia said the technology will be used as part of the Agility’s human-detection and safety systems as it prepares Digit for broader deployment in industrial environments. The company also plans to participate in Nvidia’s inspection program as it works toward certifications for functional safety and related standards.
The Halos ecosystem includes companies involved in robotics software, industrial computing systems, sensors, semiconductors and safety certification, the company pointed out. Participants include Advantech, NexCOBOT, Infineon, NXP Semiconductors, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments, Fort Robotics, KION Group and TÜV Rheinland.
Early-access versions of Halos Core software and its open-source Outside-In Safety Blueprint are now available to developers.
Image credit: Agility Robotics
