NVIDIA's SONIC Robotics Research Published in Science for Humanoid Control
zhengyiluo · x · 2026-08-14
NVIDIA's robotics research team had their SONIC system published in Science. The system tackles whole-body control for humanoid robots, enabling robust and natural motion tracking at scale.
Researchers highlighted that humanoid Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models and Whole-Body Action Models (WAMs) rely heavily on this essential middle layer of control provided by SONIC.
Related event: NVIDIA and Partners Release SONIC for Humanoid Whole-Body Control(6 posts)→
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