Macnica and ZDEP Advance launch "ROBODEV," an AI robot development support package

Macnica (headquarters: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture; Representative Director and President: Kazumasa Hara; hereinafter Macnica) and ZDEP Advance Inc. (headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Board Director: Iino Masamichi; hereinafter "ZDEP Advance") announced today the launch of "ROBODEV​," an AI robot development support package jointly developed by the two companies.

In recent years, high-performance computing environments have become essential in the research and development of AI robots. These environments play a major role in making predictions under various conditions, particularly when running simulations, streamlining problem solving, and improving safety. However, building such environments requires advanced expertise, which is a major barrier for developers.

"ROBODEV" is equipped with the ROBODEV installer, which semi-automatically creates the environment required for AI robot development on a high-performance, verified GPU workstation provided by GDEP Advance, and can easily set up NVIDIA Isaac™ (NVIDIA Isaac Sim™, NVIDIA Isaac ROS) and NVIDIA Omniverse™, which are NVIDIA platforms for physical AI development. In addition, after setup, Macnica will provide hands-on support to help with the introduction of AI robot development, including lectures on NVIDIA Isaac and the basic operations of NVIDIA Isaac Sim.

"ROBODEV" provides support to resolve customers' "challenges in environment construction" and enable rapid start of development. This is expected to accelerate AI development in the robotics field and shorten time to market.
Macnica and ZDEP Advance will continue to provide this service in the AI robot field to promote customers' AI development and support technological innovation.

■"ROBODEV" hardware specifications

Masamichi Iino, Board Director of ZDEP Advance, said the following:
"Robotics technology is evolving at a rapid pace as we move towards the era of physical AI. NVIDIA Isaac Sim is a powerful platform for accelerating simulation and AI training in robotics development.
"ROBODEV," which we announced with the cooperation of Macnica, is a seamless package that covers everything from installation to post-implementation hands-on support, so that customers can make the most of this amazing platform on a high-performance GPU workstation. We hope that "ROBODEV" will contribute to the creation of innovation across the industry.

Keisuke Ito, Macnica CLAVIS Company Inc., said the following:
"We are very pleased to be able to support our customers' technological innovation in the field of robotics through our collaboration with ZDEP Advance on ROBODEV. As an authorized NVIDIA distributor in Japan, the Company have the advantage of being able to provide cutting-edge NVIDIA hardware and software, as well as high-quality technical support from specialized engineers.
The "ROBODEV" we are providing together with G-DEP Advance combines the Company unique support with a hardware and software environment that can make the most of technologies such as NVIDIA Isaac and Omniverse™. We are confident that this will enable our customers to develop AI robots more quickly and smoothly.

"ROBODEV" service introduction page
URL: https://www.gdep.co.jp/robodev/

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