Japan's government is closely monitoring former Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as it pursues cooperation with Nvidia on physical AI, a report says.
According to Sina Finance, Japan views robotics and other physical AI applications as a new engine of economic growth and has developed broad support policies. Developing and operating physical AI requires substantial computing resources, making cooperation with Nvidia, described as the world's largest AI chipmaker, an important issue for Japan. Japan seeks Nvidia's latest GPUs, as well as AI agents, the Nemotron and Cosmos robotics foundation models, and technology for chips embedded in robots that Nvidia has committed to provide.
SoftBank Group is leading a consortium of more than 40 major companies, including NEC Corporation, Honda and Sony Group, to fund development of a homegrown AI model called Noetra, also being developed within a cooperation framework with Nvidia. During Huang's visit to Japan in July, Japanese officials gave him a high-level reception, and the two sides released a blueprint to capture the global physical AI market.