NVIDIA announces at GTC 2024, ``Supporting Japan's quantum computer research,'' ``Strengthening humanoid robot platform model,'' ``AI service for drug discovery,'' ``Expanding the provision of AI chips for automobiles,'' etc.



NVIDIA's technology conference '

GTC 2024 ' started on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, and they announced ' Project GR00T ', a general-purpose platform model for humanoid robots, so we have summarized some of them.

NVIDIA Announces Project GR00T Foundation Model for Humanoid Robots and Major Isaac Robotics Platform Update | NVIDIA Newsroom
https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/foundation-model-isaac-robotics-platform

NVIDIA Powers Japan's ABCI-Q Supercomputer for Quantum Research | NVIDIA Newsroom
https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-powers-japans-abci-q-supercomputer-for-quantum-research

NVIDIA Healthcare Launches Generative AI Microservices to Advance Drug Discovery, MedTech and Digital Health | NVIDIA Newsroom
https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/healthcare-generative-ai-microservices

NVIDIA DRIVE Powers Next Generation of Transportation — From Cars and Trucks to Robotaxis and Autonomous Delivery Vehicles | NVIDIA Newsroom
https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-drive-powers-next-generation-transportation

The architecture 'Blackwell' and GPU 'B200' are summarized in the article below.

NVIDIA announces GPU architecture 'Blackwell' and new GPU 'B200' that realize AI models with trillions of parameters - GIGAZINE



◆ Announcement of “Project GR00T”, a general-purpose platform model for humanoid robots, and major upgrade of “Isaac Robotics Platform”
In order to further promote efforts to promote breakthroughs in robotics and Embodied AI (AI with physicality), ' Project GR00T ', a general-purpose platform model for humanoid robots, was announced.



Also announced as part of this effort is Jetson Thor , a vehicle based SoC for humanoid robots, and significant upgrades to the Isaac robotics platform.

CEO Jensen Huang said, ``Building a basic model for general-purpose humanoid robots is one of the most exciting challenges to be solved with AI today. Enabling technologies are coming together to make this leap forward.'

The following is the 'Project GR00T' announcement.



Jetson Thor is created as a new computing platform that can perform complex tasks and interact safely and naturally with people and machines, with a modular architecture optimized for performance, power and size. ... apparently ...

◆Support for quantum computing supercomputer 'ABCI-Q supercomputer' scheduled to be introduced in 2025
The ABCI-Q supercomputer built by Fujitsu at the Global Research Center for Quantum and AI Fusion Technology Business Development (G-QuAT) at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and scheduled to be introduced in early 2025 will include , more than 2000 H100 GPUs will be installed on more than 500 nodes interconnected with Quantum-2 InfiniBand.



In addition, the hybrid quantum computing platform

CUDA-Q will be integrated, providing powerful simulation tools and the ability to program hybrid systems of quantum computing and classical computing.

'Researchers are demanding high-performance simulations to tackle the toughest challenges in quantum computing,' said Director Tim Costa. 'It will be a pivotal development and will accelerate the development of quantum integrated supercomputers.'

Masahiro Horibe, Deputy Director of G-QuAT, said, 'Through ABCI-Q, Japanese researchers will be able to learn more about quantum computing and accelerate the testing and development of practical applications. 'The NVIDIA CUDA-Q platform and NVIDIA H100 will help scientists explore new frontiers in quantum computing research.'

G-QuAT and NVIDIA also plan to collaborate on industrial applications using ABCI-Q.

◆Generative AI microservices for promoting drug discovery, medical technology, and digital health
More than 20 new microservices are now available to enable healthcare companies around the world to take advantage of the latest advances in generative AI from anywhere, on any cloud.



The new suite of services includes optimized NVIDIA NIM AI models and workflows with industry-standard APIs needed to create and deploy cloud-native applications, including advanced image processing, natural language and speech recognition, Provides digital biology generation, prediction, and simulation.

Additionally, as CUDA-X microservices, you will have access to NVIDIA accelerated software development kits and tools to accelerate healthcare workflows such as drug discovery, medical image processing, and genomic analysis.

'For the first time in history, the world of biology and chemistry can be expressed on computers, enabling computer-assisted drug discovery,' said Kimberly Powell, vice president of healthcare at NVIDIA. By helping them easily build and manage AI solutions, we will enable healthcare companies to fully harness the power and potential of generative AI.'

Major transportation industry adopts NVIDIA DRIVE Thor centralized in-vehicle computer for vehicles
DRIVE Thor, an in-vehicle computing platform that provides cockpit functions, safety support, security measures, advanced automation and autonomous driving, has been developed by BYD, Hyper, XPENG, Plus, It is said to have been adopted in the next generation vehicles of Nuro, Waabi, and WeRide.



With EV manufacturers Li Auto and ZEEKR already in the lead, BYD will expand its collaboration with NVIDIA beyond cars to the cloud, using NVIDIA's infrastructure for AI development and training technology. The company also plans to develop tools and applications for virtual factory planning and sales configurators.

In addition, GCA AION's premium brand Hyper is currently using NVIDIA DRIVE Orin in its flagship model Hyper GT, and will adopt DRIVE Thor in its next-generation EV produced in 2025.

'Accelerated computing has led to revolutionary breakthroughs such as autonomy and generative AI that is redefining the entire global transportation industry,' said Xinzhou Wu, vice president of automotive at NVIDIA. NVIDIA DRIVE Thor continues to be the AI car computer of choice for intelligent vehicles in today's world of intelligent vehicles, and now mobility leaders are planning to put NVIDIA DRIVE Thor on the roadmap for the next generation of AI-enabled vehicles.'

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