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Isaac GR00T N1: First Open Humanoid Robot Foundation Model.
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1X humanoid robot demonstrated autonomous domestic tidying using GR00T N1 at GTC. Jim Fan's dual mandate — physical robotics + virtual game agents — is now shipping. NVIDIA Newsroom
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