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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang debuts Groot N1, a general-purpose foundation model for humanoid robots, in Disney’s BDX Droids at GTC 2025

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang debuts Groot N1, a general-purpose foundation model for humanoid robots, in Disney’s BDX Droids at GTC 2025

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@JaneGalvanan

March 18, 2025 at 3:58 pm

Je regarde cette vidéo pour la dixième fois et je ne comprends toujours pas comment ils font. Mes tentatives se soldent par un désastre😻

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@jk-physique999

March 19, 2025 at 7:56 am

Those aren’t robots…..
This is a fucking expensive Nvidia Toy.
So much disappointment.

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- @netflixleap9060
  
  March 19, 2025 at 8:11 am
  
  It’s a little bot like not a toy, look it was listening to him and responding well…
  
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- @jk-physique999
  
  March 19, 2025 at 8:16 am
  
  @ no it’s not responding at all…..
  It does not have a definite and immediate answer.”Full of uncertainty.”
  
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- @上原恵太郎
  
  March 19, 2025 at 10:10 am
  
  @@netflixleap9060 there’s a remote controller on it, it’s a gimmick
  
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- @HDTycho
  
  March 20, 2025 at 7:33 am
  
  It’s basically showing the possibilities of using AI in robotics, consider this a prototype for future possibilities ✌️
  
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- @andremessado7659
  
  March 20, 2025 at 3:46 pm
  
  Um, they are by definition robots. Also this robot has been used in Disney world for at least 7 months. Nvidia just made it fully AI instead of being controlled by a remote. This bot is a collab between Nvidia, Disney and another company. They did showcase an ACTUAL robot with legs, hands and what not. But this will likely get stock prices going because people like the cute shit. It’s perfect marketing.
  
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@shapingthoughts1974

March 19, 2025 at 12:57 pm

But it’s damn cute…❤

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@TheRoman4373

March 20, 2025 at 12:00 am

When can we purchase one?

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- @sparrowstrike7180
  
  March 21, 2025 at 5:48 am
  
  Let me know too
  
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- @EadricRicmund
  
  March 25, 2025 at 5:30 pm
  
  I don’t know once the model is trained would the robot need the same hardware to run, but the model software needs at least a 4090 and ideally a H100. So I won’t be surprised if there is at least 1 or 2 4090s inside that robot. Which could make that robot cost the same as an high end car. (Once you factor in everything else plus the graphics cards)
  
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@mahmoudyasser2139

March 20, 2025 at 1:07 pm

Is this wall E 😅

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- @YellowMustard_
  
  March 22, 2025 at 2:07 pm
  
  No, it is based off of the droid BD-1 from the star wars video games, Jedi fallen order and Jedi survivor
  
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@halalfoodtours3673

March 20, 2025 at 4:51 pm

Robo Chicken 🐔

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@marcovazquez2424

March 20, 2025 at 10:14 pm

MGS

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@theone3129

March 20, 2025 at 11:25 pm

Jensen off camera would talk to that robot toy like he does to his own dog at home like we all do lol!

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@joseadrianruizchaves3008

March 21, 2025 at 11:13 am

❤❤

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@SHAFKAT_KHAN

March 22, 2025 at 9:00 pm

Love him😅

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@henrimatisse7481

March 23, 2025 at 9:13 am

looks like: a Dodo bird

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@adityakumar5777

March 26, 2025 at 5:38 am

Remote control robots are not robots I like

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@현주신-h9m

March 27, 2025 at 7:04 pm

애 좋아요~~

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