Nvidia has launched the Jetson AGX Thor, its newest robotics chip module, as the company seeks to expand its robotics segment.
The Jetson Thor is powered by Nvidia’s Blackwell chips. It will deliver up to 7.5 times the artificial intelligence computing power of its predecessor, the Jetson Orin, the company said.
“We’ve built Jetson Thor for the millions of developers working on robotic systems that interact with and increasingly shape the physical world,” said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
“With unmatched performance and energy efficiency, and the ability to run multiple generative AI models at the edge, Jetson Thor is the ultimate supercomputer to drive the age of physical AI and general robotics.”
The Jetson Thor also includes 128 gigabytes of memory and can provide up to 2,070 teraflops of AI compute.
The module will also be 3.5 times more energy-efficient at running generative AI models than the Jetson Orin, according to Nvidia.
It will be priced from US$3,499, with the first Jetson Thor developer kits shipping next month. Amazon Robotics, Boston Dynamics, and Caterpillar have already begun using the Jetson Thor, Nvidia said.
Huang said in June that robotics was among Nvidia’s largest growth opportunities, alongside AI. “We’re working towards a day where there will be billions of robots, hundreds of millions of autonomous vehicles, and hundreds of thousands of robotic factories that can be powered by Nvidia technology,” he said at a shareholders meeting.
Revenue for its Automotive and Robotics segment for the April quarter was US$567 million, up 72% from one year ago and representing about 1% of the company’s total revenue. Nvidia’s second-quarter earnings are due later this week.
Nvidia’s (NASDAQ: NVDA) share price closed at US$179.83, up from its previous close at $177.99. Its market capitalisation is $4.39 trillion.
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