Texas Instruments (TXN) has announced a collaboration with Nvidia (NVDA) aimed at accelerating the safe real-world deployment of humanoid robots. The partnership will integrate TI's expertise in real-time motor control, sensing, radar, and power with Nvidia's advanced robotics computing, Ethernet-based sensing, and simulation technologies.
This combination is designed to allow robotics developers to validate perception, actuation, and safety systems earlier and with greater accuracy. TI's role is to connect Nvidia's physical AI compute to real-world applications, providing deterministic control, sensing, power, and safety at every joint and subsystem.
A key outcome of the collaboration is a sensor fusion solution. TI integrated its mmWave radar technology with the Nvidia Jetson Thor platform using the Nvidia Holoscan Sensor Bridge. This enables low-latency, 3D perception and enhanced safety awareness for humanoid robots.
The partnership aims to help developers move more rapidly from virtual development stages to production-ready, scalable, and safety-compliant robotic systems. TI will showcase this new solution at the upcoming Nvidia GTC conference in San Jose, California, from March 16-19.