Nvidia looks beyond China's Unitree for its humanoid robot push

Nvidia launched a new humanoid robot research platform, with the first model combining a body from China's Unitree, hands from Singapore's Sharpa, and Nvidia's own computing brain. The announcement followed Jensen Huang's keynote in Taipei on Monday ahead of the Computex trade show. Nvidia plans to repeat this collaborative exercise with other partners for future robots in the research line. The approach signals Nvidia's strategy to focus on the AI and computing core while sourcing hardware components from specialized vendors globally. This allows the company to accelerate humanoid robot development without building every part in-house. The initiative positions Nvidia to compete in the rapidly growing humanoid robotics market beyond any single manufacturer.