Skild AI Open-Sources Steel, a Physics Solver Up to 13x Faster Than PhysX With 3x Less GPU Memory
deepakpathak · x · 2026-11-11
Robotics company Skild AI, built with NVIDIA, has open-sourced Steel, its internal physics solver. It runs simulations up to 13x faster than PhysX while using 3x less GPU memory, aiming to unlock scalable simulation for manipulation research for everyone.
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