Unitree Announces H2 Plus, an NVIDIA Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot for Academic Research
The open design pairs Unitree hardware, Sharpa hands and NVIDIA software to speed humanoid development for researchers, the company said.
- On Monday, June 1, 2026, Nvidia, Unitree Robotics, and Sharpa announced the H2 Plus humanoid robot reference design at the Computex conference in Taipei to accelerate global humanoid robotics innovation.
- Addressing the fragmented process of integrating disparate hardware and software, Nvidia vice-president of physical AI simulation Rev Lebaredian described current research setups as 'Frankenstein' systems that slow development.
- Integrating Unitree's human-sized H2 body, Sharpa's 22-degrees-of-freedom tactile hands, and Nvidia's Jetson Thor onboard compute, the design unifies hardware and software with Isaac GR00T foundational models providing advanced reasoning capabilities.
- Stanford University and UC San Diego researchers plan to use the open platform, while Nvidia executives confirmed the integration includes security features to protect data and prevent unauthorized code execution.
- The H2 Plus arrives in late 2026, with Nvidia executives stating they plan to pursue similar collaborations with robotics firms in the U.S., Europe, and South Korea beyond the Unitree partnership.
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Nvidia to work with US, European humanoid robot makers in addition to China’s Unitree
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO, June 1 (Reuters) - Nvidia plans to work with humanoid robot makers in the U.S., Europe and South Korea in addition to China's Unitree to build robots for researchers, according to the AI chip company's executives. Afte...
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Unitree Announces H2 Plus, an NVIDIA Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot for Academic Research
/PRNewswire/ -- Unitree today announced the H2 Plus, the first humanoid robot reference design built on the NVIDIA Isaac™ GR00T development platform. The...
NVIDIA Announces NVIDIA Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot for Academic Research - NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)
News Summary: NVIDIA announces an open humanoid robot reference design built on the NVIDIA Isaac GR00T platform, combining a Unitree H2 Plus humanoid robot, Sharpa five-fingered hands for dexterous manipulation, NVIDIA Jetson Thor onboard compute for advanced reasoning and control, and NVIDIA Isaac GR00T open software and models. The Isaac GR00T development platform — spanning data capture and generation to robot model evaluation and deployment…
Nvidia continues to expand its hold on the world of artificial intelligence – and this time with a deep entry into the world of humanoid robotics. During the GTC Taipei conference, the company unveiled the Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot, an open reference platform for humanoid robots, designed to accelerate the development of “physical intelligence” – a field that seeks to give machines the ability to perceive, move and make decisions in t…
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