NVIDIA Open-Sources SONIC for Humanoid Whole-Body Control
SONIC is a generalist humanoid controller trained on over 100 million frames of diverse motion data. The model features a universal token space and kinematic planner for integrating various inputs, including VR teleoperation and video. SONIC's scalable foundation eliminates the need for manual reward engineering in training humanoid robots.
Evidence notes
- SONIC is a generalist humanoid controller trained on over 100 million frames of diverse motion data.
- The model features a universal token space and kinematic planner for integrating various inputs, including VR teleoperation and video.
- SONIC's scalable foundation eliminates the need for manual reward engineering in training humanoid robots.
Company context
NVIDIA is a compute and AI infrastructure company providing the simulation, training, edge-compute and model platforms used across modern robotics. Its stack includes tools for robot learning, digital twins, perception and on-device inference.