Overview
- ABB and Nvidia announced a partnership integrating Omniverse libraries into ABB’s RobotStudio, creating RobotStudio HyperReality with commercial availability targeted for the second half of 2026 to roughly 60,000 users.
- ABB cites up to 99% simulation-to-reality correlation enabled by a virtual controller running identical firmware to physical robots and its Absolute Accuracy capability that trims positioning error to about 0.5 mm.
- Company projections state the approach can cut setup and commissioning time by up to 80%, reduce costs by 40%, and accelerate time-to-market by 50%.
- Early pilots are underway, including Foxconn in consumer electronics assembly, with California-based WORKR set to demonstrate systems at NVIDIA GTC in San Jose from March 16–19.
- ABB is exploring integration of NVIDIA Jetson for on-robot inference, and AI Business reports the product will be offered via a subscription model.