At CES 2026, NVIDIA declared that the “ChatGPT moment for physical AI has arrived” and announced robot-specific chips and AI models available for free. The robotics era is officially beginning.
NVIDIA’s Announcements
- Robot-specific chips: Purpose-built silicon for robotics applications
- Free AI models: Foundation models for robotics available at no cost
- Physical AI focus: Moving AI from digital to physical world
Why “ChatGPT Moment”?
Just as ChatGPT made conversational AI accessible to everyone, NVIDIA believes their tools will democratize robotics AI:
- Lower barriers to entry for robotics developers
- Standardized chips and models reduce fragmentation
- Free availability accelerates ecosystem growth
The Broader Context
This announcement comes alongside Google DeepMind and Boston Dynamics integrating Gemini-class multimodal models into the electric Atlas humanoid—considered the most significant robotics collaboration of the 2020s.
2026 may be the year AI moves from screens to the physical world.
Source: AI Apps









