Nvidia unveils Cosmos AI platform as CEO Huang predicts ‘ChatGPT moment’ for general robotics soon

Nvidia is gearing up to transform robotics with artificial intelligence, according to CEO Jensen Huang. Speaking on Monday (Jan. 6), he shared an ambitious vision for the company’s next phase of growth, calling it a “multitrillion-dollar” opportunity.

During his keynote at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2025) in Las Vegas, Huang unveiled a slew of new products and collaborations in what he called the “physical AI” space. Highlights included advanced AI models for humanoid robots and a major partnership with Toyota, using Nvidia’s self-driving car technology.

Huang described physical AI as the next big leap for the technology, comparing its potential to the game-changing impact that large language models (LLMs) have had on generative AI.

He said: “The ChatGPT moment for general robotics is just around the corner.”

Solving the challenges of deploying robots at scale, Huang predicted, could lead to the birth of “the largest technology industry the world has ever seen.” According to Huang, the market for humanoid robots is expected to reach $38 billion over the next two decades. It appears as if companies such as Tesla and Figure AI are already ahead in the race with their own functioning bots.

In November, ReadWrite reported that the tech entrepreneur believes that not only will there be significant developments in physical AI, but also AI Scaling Laws will boost computing power by a million times in 10 years.

On Monday, Nvidia introduced a suite of foundational AI models on its Cosmos platform. The tools are available for free and give developers the flexibility to generate data and create their own models.

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