Skild AI open-sources Steel physics solver: 13x faster than PhysX, ~3x less GPU memory
adityaag · x · 2026-11-10
Robotics foundation-model company Skild AI has open-sourced Steel, its internal physics solver built with NVIDIA. It reportedly runs simulations up to 13x faster than PhysX while using roughly 3x less GPU memory, unlocking scalable manipulation simulation for everyone.
Skild AI co-founder Abhinav Gupta is also set to speak about the future of robotics at an upcoming SPC event.
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