ABB integrates Nvidia Omniverse into RobotStudio: Sim-to-Real

To the Nearest Percent ABB Relies on Nvidia for Modern Robot Construction Using AI

2026-03-09 Source: ABB | Translated by AI 2 min Reading Time

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ABB Robotics announces that it is now integrating the Nvidia Omniverse libraries into ABB's Robotstudio software. This step makes it possible to implement physical artificial intelligence in their real robotics applications.

ABB Robotics and Nvidia are enabling the widespread use of physical AI in the world of robotics. This means that systems can be created virtually and with high precision and optimized much more cost-effectively. In the large image the virtual system, next to it the real robot cell ...(Image: ABB) — ABB Robotics and Nvidia are enabling the widespread use of physical AI in the world of robotics. This means that systems can be created virtually and with high precision and optimized much more cost-effectively. In the large image the virtual system, next to it the real robot cell ...
(Image: ABB)

Thanks to Nvidia's simulation technologies, ABB Robotics has closed the so-called "Sim to Real" gap, which refers to the difference between computer theory and robotic practice. "But the move with Nvidia now clears the way to make physical AI a reality in industry worldwide," comments Marc Segura, President of ABB Robotics. After all, ABB Robotics has been driving forward "intelligent" industrial automation as a pioneer for over 50 years—for example in the development of the first generation of fully electric industrial robots. Simulations with digital twins were also introduced with the help of Robotstudio and a new type of autonomous and versatile mobile robot was launched, as Segura also notes. Thanks to the collaboration with Nvidia, ABB Robotics is now also making the widespread use of physical AI in industry possible.

All ABB Robots Can Be Trained Anywhere in the World

The collaboration makes it possible to combine Robotstudio's programming and simulation suite with the simulation capabilities of the Nvidia Omniverse libraries, which can perform physically realistic simulations. Developers are then able to map robots as digital twins in a simulation and collect synthetic data that can be used to train physical AI models, according to the explanation of the benefits in practice. This enables companies, regardless of their size or industry, to use AI-controlled robotics for various industrial workflows. The resulting realistic simulations and foundation models are then continuously optimized in Robotstudio Hyperreality. The system is constantly being improved through feedback from the field. The foundation models can be used to train any number of ABB robots anywhere in the world with the reliability and accuracy required by the industry. Theory and practice are now only one percent apart.

Develop, Test And Optimize Production Lines Virtually

Together with the "Absolute Accuracy" technology, which minimizes inaccuracies from the original 0.3 to 0.6 inches to 0.02 inches, ABB now offers a level of precision that was previously unthinkable in the virtual world. This makes the technology the ideal choice for highly complex industrial applications. Manufacturers can now design, test and optimize production lines purely virtually. This promises major efficiency gains, as ABB Robotics promises. Set-up and commissioning times are reduced by up to 80 percent, while the elimination of prototypes reduces costs by up to 40 percent. The first pilot customers are already testing the functions ahead of the official market launch, which will take place in the second half of 2026 for all 60,000 ABB Robotics Robotstudio users.

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