NVIDIA launched Halos for Robotics, a full-stack safety system designed to unify AI compute and functional safety for autonomous machines. According to NVIDIA, the architecture draws on over 18,600 engineering years of the company's autonomous vehicle safety development.
The system spans both hardware and software. On the hardware side, NVIDIA IGX Thor and the Holoscan Sensor Bridge handle industrial-grade AI compute, sensor connectivity, and real-time safety workloads. The software stack, Halos OS, includes Halos Core for safety-related operating functions. It also features the open-source Halos Outside-In Safety Blueprint, which uses external cameras and AI agents to dynamically control robot behavior in industrial settings.
Halos Core for IGX is available in early access for registered developers in Linux and QNX configurations. The Safety Blueprint is currently available on GitHub.
Agility Robotics is the first company to integrate the system. Agility is using IGX Thor and Halos Core within the safe human detection system of its Digit humanoid. Digit is designed for logistics and warehouse operations, with current customers including Amazon, GXO, Schaeffler, and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada.
To support commercial deployment, NVIDIA established the Halos AI Systems Inspection Lab. The ANAB-accredited program helps partners prepare integrations for third-party certification from bodies like TÜV Rheinland, UL Solutions, and SGS. Agility and NVIDIA will use the lab to test Digit against IEC 61508, ISO 13849, and ISO/IEC TR 5469 standards. The broader Halos ecosystem includes embedded systems from Advantech and NexCobot, and silicon from Infineon, NXP, SICK, STMicroelectronics, and Texas Instruments.
As autonomous robots leave isolated cages to work alongside humans, scaling these deployments requires rigorous, internationally recognized safety frameworks. Halos provides hardware and software builders with a standardized, pre-integrated safety architecture, reducing the friction of achieving third-party industrial certification.