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NVIDIA expands Isaac robotics platform with reference humanoid and datasets

NVIDIA announced an expansion of its NVIDIA Isaac open robotics development platform, according to a company newsroom post. The post states the expansion adds a reference humanoid, datasets and runtime, along with updates to its robot learning framework. The announcement is dated October 21, 2026.

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NVIDIA announced a major expansion of its Isaac open robotics development platform. NVDA

“NVIDIA today announced a major expansion of the NVIDIA Isaac™ open robotics development platform”
NVIDIA Newsroom
The expansion adds a reference humanoid, datasets and runtime to the platform. NVDA

“adding a reference humanoid, datasets and runtime”
NVIDIA Newsroom
The announcement includes updates to NVIDIA's robot learning framework. NVDA

“along with updates to its robot learning framework”
NVIDIA Newsroom

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NVIDIA Newsroom primary 2026-10-21 10:20 UTC
NVIDIA Advances Isaac Platform for General-Purpose Robotics With New Reference Humanoid, Frameworks, Simulation Pipelines and Data

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