NVIDIA launches Halos for Robotics as first full-stack safety system
NVIDIA, a technology company known for its AI computing and robotics systems, introduced NVIDIA Halos for Robotics. The company calls it the industry’s first full-fledged, comprehensive security system for robotic and physical AI.
Physical AI refers to machines that can perceive, decide and act in the real world. NVIDIA says Halos combines AI computing, security software, sensor data, security applications and control. The aim is to give robots a common safety architecture before they work near humans.
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NVIDIA introduced Halos for Robotics, a full-fledged safety system designed to help robots work more safely alongside humans in industrial workplaces. (Photo: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)
What is NVIDIA Halos for Robotics?
NVIDIA Halos for Robotics is a security system for robots and physical AI. NVIDIA says it connects the underlying layers needed to build, verify and deploy robotic systems.
This includes AI computing, system software, sensor data, security applications and control. In other words, NVIDIA wants robot makers to ensure the security of the stack from the very beginning. This approach becomes important as robots begin to work in places where people currently work.
NVIDIA says the system draws on more than 18,600 engineering years of autonomous vehicle safety development. This background is important because robots and autonomous vehicles face a similar challenge. Both need to perceive what is happening around them, make quick decisions, and move around people more safely.
Why do humanoid robots need workplace safety systems?
The new generation of autonomous robots will work in dynamic environments. A warehouse floor may have workers walking nearby, equipment moving in common areas, and other robots doing their own work. This creates a challenging security issue.
A robot needs sensors to understand what is happening around it. AI computing is then needed to process this information. After that it needs security software that can help control behavior in real time.
NVIDIA says Halos provides robotics companies with a standard security architecture that ties together major security layers rather than allowing each piece to operate separately.
“Physical AI is transforming the way factories, warehouses, and logistics operations operate, and robotics teams need a unified security architecture to scale autonomous systems into these environments,” said Deepu Talla, vice president of robotics and edge AI at NVIDIA. “With NVIDIA Halos for Robotics, developers and system builders can leverage NVIDIA’s proven foundation of autonomous vehicle safety to develop safer robots faster and move them into industrial operations with greater confidence.”
How does NVIDIA Halos for Robotics work?
NVIDIA Halos for Robotics covers several layers of robot security. NVIDIA IGX Thor and NVIDIA Holoscan Sensor Bridge provide industrial-grade AI computing, embedded security, and sensor connectivity for real-time robotics and security workloads.
NVIDIA Halos OS provides the software stack for robotics security. This includes Halos Core, which supports security-related operating functions. The system also includes security applications built with the NVIDIA Halos Outside-In Security Blueprint. This plan uses external cameras and AI agents to help robots adjust their behavior in industrial environments.
There is also the NVIDIA Halos AI Systems Review Lab. NVIDIA describes it as the world’s first ANSI National Accreditation Board-certified program for physical AI functions and AI security. The lab helps partners prepare Halos integrations for third-party certification by groups such as TÜV Rheinland, UL Solutions, TÜV SÜD, exida, SGS and CertX.
How Agility uses NVIDIA Halos for Robotics
Agility is the first company to use NVIDIA Halos for Robotics. Digit, the humanoid robot, was designed for industrial work in logistics, manufacturing and warehouse environments. Customers include Amazon, GXO, Schaeffler and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada. Agility is working with NVIDIA to integrate NVIDIA IGX Thor and Halos Core into Digit’s proprietary secure human detection system. NVIDIA IGX Thor provides industrial-grade AI computing with built-in security features, while Halos Core supports security-related operating functions.
The robotics company will also participate in the NVIDIA Halos AI Systems Control Lab. Agility and NVIDIA plan to use the lab together to ensure Digit’s security software, AI components, and cybersecurity protections meet standards such as IEC 61508, ISO 13849, and ISO/IEC TR 5469 before final third-party certification.
“Safety needs to be built into the robot and validated throughout the entire system,” said Agility CEO Peggy Johnson. “Partnering with NVIDIA to implement and optimize the Halos for Robotics system expands our leadership in responsible automation, a non-negotiable necessity for safely bringing humanoids into industrial workflows.”
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NVIDIA says the new Halos platform combines AI computing, security software, sensor data and certification tools to create a common robotic security architecture. (Photo: Ding Hongfa/Xinhua via Getty Images)
Who is part of NVIDIA’s robot security ecosystem?
NVIDIA says the Halos for Robotics ecosystem includes partners from software, embedded systems, sensors, silicon, industrial applications and certification bodies. Software partners include Acontis, Amazon FreeRTOS and QNX. These software partners support real-time operating environments, safety communications and embedded software for functional safety development.
Embedded systems partners include Advantech and NexCobot, which offer security-designed IGX-based systems for robotics deployments. Sensor and silicon partners include Infineon, NXP, SICK, STMicroelectronics and Texas Instruments. Industrial application partners include FORT Robotics, Inventec, KION Group, and Nerealm, which develop functional security agents using the NVIDIA Halos Outside-in Security Blueprint.
Certification bodies also play a role. TÜV Rheinland reviews NVIDIA IGX Thor, Halos OS and Holoscan Sensor Bridge in preparation for functional safety certification. NVIDIA says this is based on TÜV SÜD’s review of the Thor SoC and ISO 26262 certification of the Halos Core. The NVIDIA Halos AI Systems Audit Lab includes more than 40 companies across manufacturers, certification bodies, and security providers.
When will NVIDIA Halos for Robotics be available?
NVIDIA Halos Core for NVIDIA IGX is now available in early access for registered developers. Supports Linux and Linux plus QNX configurations.
The open source NVIDIA Halos Outside-In Security Blueprint is also available in early access on GitHub. It is part of the Halos Applications layer of Halos OS.
Based on NVIDIA’s announcement, this is designed for developers, robotics companies, and industrial operations trying to bring physical AI into real workplaces.
What does this mean to you?
If humanoid robots are to operate around us, safety needs to be more than a promise made in a flashy demo. NVIDIA is trying to make robot safety more standardized before humanoids emerge in more industrial areas. This can help companies move faster. But this also raises a bigger question: Who decides whether a robot is safe enough to work alongside humans?
The certification part really stands out to me. NVIDIA is talking about security software, AI components and cybersecurity protections ahead of final third-party certification. This is the kind of detail people should be asking about now, not after the robots arrive in the warehouse.
But let’s be realistic here. A humanoid robot that looks impressive on stage has a very different job when it enters a real workplace. Workers will want to know how they see themselves, how they react to sudden movements, and what they do when something goes wrong.
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Agility Robotics is the first company to integrate NVIDIA Halos into its Digit humanoid robot for warehouse and manufacturing environments. (Photo: VCG/VCG via Getty Images)
Kurt’s important takeaways
NVIDIA is making a smart move here. If humanoid robots are to work near humans, safety needs to be built into the entire system from the beginning. Agility’s use of Halos for Robotics shows where this is going. The important thing for me is to be ready for certification. NVIDIA is talking about software, AI components and cybersecurity protections ahead of final third-party certification. This is the kind of detail people should be asking before any company says a robot is ready to work alongside humans.
If a company said its security system had been audited and was being prepared for certification, would you feel comfortable working alongside a humanoid robot? Let us know by writing to us. cyberguy.com
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