A major Swiss robotics company announced Monday it has joined forces with technology giant Nvidia to bridge the performance gap between virtual robot training and real-world factory operations.
ABB’s robotics division will leverage Nvidia’s Omniverse simulation technology to create more lifelike training environments for industrial robots. The enhanced virtual settings will include realistic elements like proper lighting effects, accurate shadows, and detailed surface textures.
According to Marc Segura, who leads ABB Robotics as president, the collaboration will deliver significant benefits to manufacturers. “This will save companies a lot of time and money,” Segura stated.
The partnership represents an effort to address the longstanding challenge of ensuring robots trained in computer simulations can perform equally well when deployed on actual production lines.
