Unitree and Nvidia released a prototype of the humanoid robot Isaac GR00T

New platform for creating humanoid robots from NVIDIA and Unitree

NVIDIA has long been developing software and hardware solutions for robotics. This year the company partnered with Chinese manufacturer Unitree to offer, for the first time, a fully ready “reference” platform – Isaac GR00T – to budding developers.

The platform includes the robot itself, a set of arm manipulators, and accompanying software.

What this means for startups
Unitree customers will be able to receive a ready-made robot by the end of 2026 and immediately start developing their own software.

Thus they won’t have to spend time designing the hardware foundation – everything is already implemented in the Unitree H2.

Robot technical specifications
Parameter Value
Height ~180 cm
Mass 68 kg
Arm manipulators Sharpa22 degrees of freedom (total 75 ° of motion)
Stereo camera (head) 140° horizontal / 102° vertical
Wrist cameras
Additional precision for fine actions
Inertial sensors for motion learning
Hand torque ≈120 N·m
Leg torque ≈360 N·m
Load (liftable weight) 7–15 kg

Computing component
* Chip – NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor T5000
* CPU: 14‑core Arm, GPU: Blackwell → up to 2070 TFLOPs FP4
* Memory: 128 GB unified memory
* Network interfaces: Wi‑Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 (wired Ethernet/USB as needed)
* TDP: from 40 W to 130 W – can be tuned for project needs
* Battery: 15 Ah → ~3 hours of operation (sufficient for development)

The robot is equipped with an emergency remote stop feature.

Software component
Tool Description
Isaac Teleop Real‑time data streaming
Open‑source models Isaac GR00T
Support for learning, reasoning, and multitasking
Isaac Sim & Isaac Lab Simulation in a virtual environment
Isaac ROS Transfer of developed software to the robot fleet

Jetson Thor allows on‑board inference, ensuring real time.

Profiled software will appear on GitHub and Hugging Face. Physical deliveries of the reference Unitree H2 are scheduled for the end of this year.

What’s next
At Computex 2026, Jensen Hang reported that NVIDIA will collaborate not only with Chinese Unitree but also with developers from the United States, Europe, and South Korea. This opens wide opportunities for international development of robotics based on the Isaac GR00T platform.