productionVLAOpen Source
GR00T N1
by NVIDIA
Architecture
VLA
Parameters
Undisclosed
Compute
Jetson Thor 2070 TFLOPS
Training Data
Isaac Sim + real-world teleoperation
License
Open Model License
Status
PRODUCTION
Open Source
Yes
Robots Supported
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About
NVIDIA GR00T (Generalist Robot 00 Technology) is a foundation model and platform for humanoid robotics, evolved through three major releases: N1 (2024), N1.5 (May 2025) with improved sim-to-real transfer, and N2 (Jan 2026 at CES) adding whole-body control improvements. GR00T runs on NVIDIA Jetson Thor onboard compute and integrates with the Isaac Sim simulation environment for synthetic data generation.
Key Differentiator
Dual-system architecture (slow planning + fast execution) on purpose-built Jetson Thor hardware
Funding Context
NVIDIA internal project; Jetson Thor hardware revenue estimated at $2B+ by 2027
Milestones
2024-03GR00T project announced at GTC 2024
2024-11Jetson Thor SoC unveiled with 2070 TFLOPS
2025-03GR00T N1 model released at GTC 2025
2025-06Adopted by 7+ humanoid robot manufacturers
2025-12GR00T N1 open-sourced for research and commercial use
2025-05GR00T N1.5 released — improved sim-to-real transfer
2026-01GR00T N2 unveiled at CES with whole-body control improvements
2026-03Skild Brain deployed in Foxconn factories via NVIDIA partnership