NVIDIA ARDY: Real-Time Open-Source Animation System
anselm · x · 2026-07-15
- This post recaps NVIDIA's ARDY animation system: it can drive real-time character movements using text commands. You can modify text on the fly, click waypoints, or add keyframes, and the system will instantly replan without any baking or waiting.
- The author notes that the official release included code, weights, and a runnable demo all at once, which was deployed flawlessly on an RTX 5090.
- Further testing involved transferring G1 skeleton animations to MetaHuman and processing them with Claude Code; the results were impressive, though the hands still need refinement.
- The system runs within 20–24GB of VRAM, which the author describes as having control comparable to a blend of "Kimodo × MotionBricks".
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