Disney and Nvidia launch Newton physics engine to innovate robotics technology

At the 2025 GTC conference, Nvidia announced a collaboration with Disney Research and Google DeepMind to develop a physics engine called "Newton" aimed at simulating the movement of robots in real-life environments. Disney plans to apply the technology to its next generation of entertainment robots, such as the Star Wars-inspired BDX robot. Nvidia plans to release an early open source version of Newton later in 2025. Kyle Lauglin, Disney's vice president of creative engineering, said that this cooperation will play an important role in the technological development of Disney entertainment robots in the future. Newton's design allows robots to be more "expressive" and “learn how to handle complex tasks more accurately.” In addition, Newton will be compatible with Google's DeepMind's robot development tool ecosystem, including the physics engine MuJoCo. Nvidia has also released several important news, including the timeline of the AI ​​basic model Groot N1 and the next-generation AI chips.