A new platform for autonomous robots, called Halos. It helps make robots safe to use in factories and other industrial places.
NVIDIA has just launched a platform called Halos. This is a safety platform that enables developers to create and deploy autonomous robots capable of working safely alongside humans in factories, warehouses, and logistics centres.
The platform brings together computer hardware, software, sensors and tools into a single ecosystem. The company describes the platform as a full-stack safety platform created exclusively for robotics and physical AI applications.
“Physical AI is transforming how factories, warehouses and logistics operations work, and robotics teams need a unified safety architecture to scale autonomous systems into these environments,” said Deepu Talla, vice president of robotics and edge AI at NVIDIA. “With NVIDIA Halos for Robotics, developers and system builders can harness NVIDIA’s proven autonomous vehicle safety foundation to develop safer robots faster and bring them into industrial operations alongside workers with greater confidence.”
Halos adapts the technologies previously used for autonomous vehicles to robotic applications. There’s the NVIDIA IGX Thor for industrial computing purposes, Holoscan Sensor Bridge for sensor connectivity and Halos Core software, which handles safety tasks. Together, these components help to support robot monitoring and sensor data handling.
The company also opened a Halos AI Systems Inspection Lab, world’s first ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB)-accredited program which focuses on functional safety and intelligent robotic systems. It assists companies in preparing their products for certification by various organisations. The inspection programme provides a standardised approach to assessing safety, cybersecurity, and software performance before deployment.
“As AI-enabled robotics moves into industrial environments, the industry needs standardized, internationally recognized frameworks to assess safety across increasingly complex systems,” said Laurie E. Locascio, president and CEO of ANSI. “ANAB’s accreditation of the NVIDIA Halos AI Systems Inspection Lab confirms the program has the competence and impartiality to evaluate robotic AI systems against recognized safety requirements, giving companies a rigorous and internationally recognized foundation for their path to certification.”
Agility Robotics plans to integrate NVIDIA IGX Thor and Halos Core into their human detection and safety systems for Digit. It will also participate in the inspection program, which evaluates software, computer systems and cybersecurity. More than 40 companies are working with the Halos ecosystem. It includes robotics developers, software vendors and certification agencies. They’re all working together to make robots safer.
“For humanoids to deliver value at scale, safety has to be built into the robot and validated across the entire system,” said Peggy Johnson, CEO of Agility. “Partnering with NVIDIA to implement and optimize the Halos for Robotics system extends our leadership in responsible automation, which is a nonnegotiable requirement for bringing humanoids safely into industrial workflows. This collaboration unlocks true human-robot teamwork, driving the long-term returns that will power next-generation manufacturing and logistics operations.”
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