Nvidia and Unitree Launch H2 Plus Humanoid Robot Platform

CEO Jensen Huang announced a partnership between Nvidia, Unitree Robotics, and Singapore-based Sharpa at the Computex conference in Taipei to develop the Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot, also known as the H2 Plus. The project integrates Unitree's H2 humanoid chassis, Sharpa's high-resolution tactile five-finger hands, and Nvidia's Jetson Thor onboard compute powered by the Blackwell GPU architecture.

Designed as an open foundation for higher education and university researchers, the platform aims to streamline workflows for data capture, simulation, and deployment. Early adopters include Stanford University, ETH Zurich, and the University of California San Diego. The H2 Plus features 75 degrees of freedom and high-resolution tactile sensing to enable complex tasks like medical administration and computer assembly. It is scheduled for availability in late 2026, with the GR00T platform and G1 workflows expected soon on GitHub and Hugging Face.

The collaboration comes as Unitree Robotics seeks to raise 4.2 billion yuan via an IPO on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's STAR Market. To address U.S. lawmakers' concerns regarding Unitree's alleged ties to the Chinese government, Nvidia is implementing secure boot and confidential computing features through its Blackwell chips. Additionally, Nvidia plans to expand similar robotics collaborations with firms in Europe, South Korea, and the United States to mitigate security risks.