NVIDIA introduces Isaac Manipulator foundation models for robot arm control

Evidence notes
- NVIDIA introduced Isaac Manipulator as a set of foundation models for robotic arm manipulation tasks including grasping, pick-and-place, and assembly.
- The models are designed to reduce data requirements and improve generalization across industrial manipulation tasks.
- NVIDIA positioned the release as part of its broader Isaac robotics stack for physical AI development.
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.