RealSense, a leader in AI-powered computer vision, has announced a strategic collaboration with NVIDIA aimed at accelerating the development and adoption of physical AI for humanoids and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).
As part of the initiative, RealSense is integrating its advanced AI depth cameras with NVIDIA’s cutting-edge robotics platforms—such as the Jetson Thor system for runtime AI computing, Isaac Sim for creating digital twins that speed up prototyping to production, and Holoscan Sensor Bridge for ultra-low-latency sensor streaming.
Key Technology Highlights
By combining RealSense’s perception expertise with NVIDIA Jetson Thor’s AI compute, the collaboration enables robotics developers to reduce time to market, unlock new use cases, and scale safely into production. Native integration ensures optimal sensor performance, delivering high-fidelity data and the processing power needed for next-generation humanoids and autonomous machines.
New RealSense D555 Depth Camera: Features the new v5 Vision Processor, on-chip Power over Ethernet (PoE), native Holoscan streaming, and on-camera neural network for enhanced post-processing. Its rugged design, global shutter, IMU, and ROS 2 support provide reliable perception data for humanoids and robotics.
NVIDIA Jetson Thor: Powered by the Blackwell GPU with 128GB memory, Jetson Thor delivers up to 2,070 FP4 teraflops of AI performance within a 130-watt envelope—offering up to 7.5x more AI compute and 3.5x greater energy efficiency compared to Jetson Orin.
Developer Benefits
Through this partnership, developers can:
- Stream native depth and image data into NVIDIA Isaac Sim, accelerating the transition from prototyping to deployment.
- Utilize validated architectures optimized for Jetson Thor to achieve maximum performance.
- Combine RealSense depth sensing with Holoscan Sensor Bridge for real-time sensor fusion and ultra-low-latency streaming.
“This initiative cements RealSense’s role as the perception platform of choice for AMRs and humanoids,” said Nadav Orbach, CEO of RealSense. “By providing native integration and performance optimizations with NVIDIA Thor and Holoscan Sensor Bridge, we are accelerating the mainstream adoption of physical AI. Together, we are enabling the robotics industry to unlock the extraordinary potential of physical AI and drive the future of intelligent machines.”
Source: robotics247.com