Robot AI model

Isaac GR00T N1.6

GR00T N1.6 uses an internal Cosmos-2B VLM and reports post-training evaluations on YAM arms, AgiBot Genie-1 and Unitree G1. Its checkpoint is labeled 3B; weights use NVIDIA OneWay Noncommercial License terms and code uses Apache-2.0.

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Also known as GR00T N1.6

Organization
NVIDIA
Type
VLA
Released / introduced
Dec 15, 2025
Public weights
Public weights
Licence / scope
NVIDIA OneWay Noncommercial License
Parameters
3B
Base model
NVIDIA Cosmos-2B VLM (internal variant)
Humanoid association
Humanoid-native
Inputs
vision, language, proprioception
Outputs
continuous action chunks

Release dates can mark an announcement or paper introduction. Public checkpoints, code licences and weight terms are distinct; follow the publisher’s links for the stated scope.

Documented embodiments

Source-associated hardware; this list does not establish plug-and-play compatibility or commercial robot capability.

  • Unitree G1 →

    Real-robot evaluation and whole-body locomotion/manipulation training data.

  • AgiBot Genie-1 →

    Named Genie-1 on NVIDIA's research page.

  • Bimanual YAM arms

    Real-robot evaluation.

Disclosed training data

  • Bimanual YAM and AgiBot Genie-1 teleoperation
  • Simulated Galaxea R1 Pro on BEHAVIOR
  • Unitree G1 whole-body locomotion and manipulation demonstrations

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Evidence

Sources

  1. [s1] GR00T-N1.6-3B model card ↗

    NVIDIA · official · accessed Oct 13, 2026

  2. [s2] GR00T N1.6: An Improved Open Foundation Model for Generalist Humanoid Robots ↗

    NVIDIA · official · published Dec 15, 2025 · accessed Oct 13, 2026

  3. [s3] Isaac GR00T official repository: model versions and code licensing ↗

    NVIDIA · official · accessed Oct 13, 2026

  4. [s4] NVIDIA OneWay Noncommercial License (22 March 2022) ↗

    NVIDIA · official · published Mar 22, 2022 · accessed Oct 13, 2026