Texas Instruments (TI) and Nvidia have announced a partnership to accelerate the development and safe deployment of humanoid robots. By combining TI's real-time motor control, sensing, radar, and power technologies with Nvidia's advanced robotics compute, Ethernet-based sensing, and simulation capabilities, developers can validate perception, actuation, and safety earlier and more accurately. This integration aims to bridge the gap between virtual development and production-ready, scalable, safety-compliant systems.
Key takeaways
- TI has designed a sensor fusion solution integrating its mmWave radar with Nvidia Jetson Thor via Nvidia Holoscan Sensor Bridge, enabling low-latency 3D perception and safety awareness.
- The solution fuses camera and radar data to improve object detection and tracking while reducing false positives, performing reliably in challenging conditions such as low light, glare, fog, and dust.
- Radar detects transparent obstacles like glass doors that cameras may miss, supporting navigation in offices, hospitals, and retail environments.
- TI will showcase the technology at Nvidia GTC, March 16–19, 2026, in San Jose, California, including a live demonstration with D3 Embedded.
This collaboration addresses critical safety gaps that have limited real-world humanoid deployment, providing developers with a functional safety-capable foundation for next-generation physical AI.
Source: Robotics & Automation News (roboticsandautomationnews.com) · Published 2026-03-09 · “Texas Instruments and Nvidia partner to accelerate humanoid robot development”