What changed
The next robot breakthrough may be the system that knows when to stop.
NVIDIA says physical-AI safety must cover hardware, software, model behavior, the operating environment and the full deployment lifecycle.
How it works
Its Halos stack includes fault monitoring, sensor processing, simulation and external-camera monitoring for facilities—not only sensors mounted on the robot.
Agility Robotics is integrating NVIDIA IGX Thor and Halos Core into the safety system for its Digit 5 humanoid, according to NVIDIA.
Why it matters
The revealing shift is from testing a robot once to continuously producing evidence that it remains safe after new software, tasks and environments arrive.
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