Nvidia is releasing what it’s calling an AI foundation model for humanoid robotics. Announced at GTC 2025 in San Jose, the model, dubbed Groot N1, is a “generalist” model, trained on both synthetic and real data.

In a groundbreaking series of announcements at its GTC conference, NVIDIA on Tuesday unveiled a portfolio of AI-driven technologies, including Isaac GR00T N1— the world’s first open, fully customizable foundation model for humanoid reasoning and skills.

NVIDIA announced GR00T N1, the first fully customizable open-source humanoid robot foundation model, designed to advance general-purpose robotics.