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World leader in accelerated computing and AI (NASDAQ: NVDA). In physical AI, NVIDIA develops the Isaac robotics platform: the GR00T open foundation model, Jetson edge compute (AGX Thor), Isaac Lab and Isaac Sim simulation environments, and Omniverse. NVIDIA positions itself as the platform layer for the humanoid industry. Developer of [GR00T N1](/brains/gr00t-n1), the first open humanoid foundation model.

Chinese multinational technology company specializing in e-commerce, cloud computing, and AI. Headquartered in [Hangzhou](/companies/alibaba-group), Zhejiang, China. Founded in 1999 by Jack Ma. Operates as a brain company in the physical AI sector through its [Alibaba Cloud](/companies/alibaba-group) division, which runs 106+ availability zones across 31+ regions globally. Committed $53B to AI and cloud infrastructure in 2025. Its Qwen family of large language models and Qwen-Robot suite position it as a major AI infrastructure provider for robotics and autonomous systems.