TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 18, 2025 – During GTC Paris, NEXCOM announced that NexCOBOT joined the NVIDIA Halos AI Systems Inspection Lab. This partnership supports safer development of robots, specifically the humanoid designs. NexCOBOT is one of the first robotics companies to join the lab.
NEXCOM has a history of working on functional safety technology. Following international standards like IEC 61508 and ISO 13849-1, NEXCOM offers hardware and software for functional safety. These products help industrial and collaborative robots meet ISO 10218-1 standards. As a certified member, NEXCOM will connect its solutions with the NVIDIA IGX Thor NVIDIA Halos platform to create a unified system for building functional safety standards. This setup will help speed up the development of robot functions and support different uses such as AI, motion control, and safety applications. Bringing these processes together helps reduce complexity and supports progress in robot technology.
NVIDIA Halos AI Systems Inspection Lab Accelerates Diverse Robotics Applications
Ensuring safety is crucial for robots to function in human environments. Developing a robot that meets safety standards while maintaining performance requires coordination across multiple subsystems. Most mainstream robot manufacturers operate as system integrators, relying on multiple vendors to supply and support various components. This fragmented approach often demands time and people to manage integration tasks. Given the need for high precision and real-time responsiveness in robotic motion, even a minute mismatch in system integration can degrade system performance. Additionally, each subsystem must necessitate safety certifications, which adds to further time and resource demands.
NVIDIA has introduced the Halos AI System Inspection Lab to extend its Halos platform from autonomous vehicles to robotics and industrial applications. The lab provides AI-based inspection capabilities for robotic systems. It integrates the NVIDIA IGX Thor platform with NEXCOM’s SIL2, PLd Cat.3-certified motion control and sensing modules. This collaboration supports the development of a standardized architecture for building robotic systems. The goal is to enable motion control, AI, and functional safety applications to run on a single platform. By consolidating these functions, the approach may help reduce the time required for development and safety certification, with timelines potentially shortened from 4–5 years to about two years.
“Through the NVIDIA Halos AI Systems Inspection Lab, developers can save substantial time and human resources spent on obtaining various safety certifications,” said Jenny Shern, general manager of NexCOBOT, a NEXCOM company. “This inspection system covers the critical AI computing and functional safety technologies required for robot design. Moreover, its modular design allows for flexible functionality expansion based on customer needs, enabling more adaptable robot deployments. NEXCOM will continue to strengthen its collaboration with NVIDIA to comprehensively build the next generation of AI robot applications.”
Source: NEXCOM
About NEXCOM
NEXCOM International Co., Ltd., established in 1992 and headquartered in New Taipei City, Taiwan, develops computing platforms for industrial and edge applications. Its product lines include embedded controllers, panel PCs, AI-enabled edge devices, mobile computing units, and network systems. The company operates across six business units focused on industrial automation, video surveillance, smart city infrastructure, mobile computing, medical informatics, and network security. NEXCOM serves industries like manufacturing, transportation, healthcare, and public infrastructure. Its systems are used for applications such as robotics, cybersecurity, and digital health, often built around open architecture and modular components. The company has offices in multiple countries, including the U.S., U.K., China, Japan, and Italy, and employs between 500 and 1,000 people. As of 2024, its estimated annual revenue was approximately $170 million. NEXCOM supports deployment and integration through a global service network.
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA Corporation, based in Santa Clara, CA, is a U.S. technology company specializing in the design and production of graphics processing units (GPUs). It’s hardware and software solutions support a range of applications and simulation. Operating for over 30 years, NVIDIA has seen strong financial growth, reporting $39.3 billion in revenue and $22.1 billion in net income for the fiscal quarter ending January 2025. Its headquarters are designed to promote a flat organizational structure that encourages open communication and collaboration between leadership and staff across industries. In gaming, its GPUs power high-performance visual rendering. In artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, NVIDIA provides the infrastructure needed for training and deploying large-scale models. The company also contributes to the automotive sector with systems for autonomous driving and supports robotics with tools for AI-based perception.
About NexCOBOT
NexCOBOT, established in 2018 and based in Fremont, CA, is a subsidiary of NEXCOM focused on robotics and motion control technologies. The company designs modular systems including robot controllers, EtherCAT I/O modules, functional safety units, and embedded platforms with AI processing capabilities. Its products are used in industrial automation applications such as recycling systems, collaborative robots, and mobile robotics, including humanoid and quadruped platforms. NexCOBOT’s hardware is built around open architectures and supports integration with Intel x86 and NVIDIA Jetson platforms. Certified by TÜV Rheinland for safety compliance, the systems are designed for real-time control, functional safety, and AI-based perception. The company serves industrial, and manufacturing sectors and maintains a presence in the U.S., Taiwan, and China.