Unitree Announces H2 Plus, an NVIDIA Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid Robot for Academic Research
Unitree Robotics and NVIDIA announced the H2 Plus, a humanoid robot reference design based on the NVIDIA Isaac GR00T platform, combining the Unitree H2 chassis with Sharpa Wave hands and Jetson Thor compute for advanced AI research. The system aims to streamline humanoid robot development by integrating hardware, software, and workflows into a unified, open platform for academic and industrial applications.
Unitree Robotics has launched the H2 Plus, the first humanoid robot reference design built on NVIDIA’s Isaac GR00T development platform. The system merges Unitree’s H2 humanoid chassis—a 6-foot-tall, 150-pound robot with 31 degrees of freedom—with Sharpa Wave five-fingered hands (adding 22 degrees of freedom) and NVIDIA Jetson Thor onboard compute. This integration provides a unified platform for developers to accelerate research in physical AI, from data capture to real-world deployment. The H2 Plus features multi-view sensing, including a head-mounted stereo camera (140° horizontal, 102° vertical) and wrist cameras, along with an inertia measurement unit for motion tracking. Its whole-body control system supports arm torque up to 120 Newton-meters, leg torque up to 360 Newton-meters, and a peak payload of 15 kilograms. The onboard NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor T5000, powered by a Blackwell GPU (2,070 FP4 teraflops), enables real-time sensor processing and AI inference. NVIDIA’s Isaac GR00T platform consolidates fragmented development workflows, offering tools for data collection, simulation, training, evaluation, and deployment. By combining hardware, software, and open-source tools, the H2 Plus aims to democratize humanoid robotics research, reducing barriers for academic and industrial teams. Unitree Robotics founder Xingxing Wang stated the design provides a validated starting point for building robot skills, while NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang highlighted its potential to unlock multitrillion-dollar opportunities in physical AI. The reference design supports connectivity via Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, and USB, ensuring seamless integration with research environments. With 75 total degrees of freedom across body and hands, the H2 Plus is positioned as a state-of-the-art tool for advancing general-purpose humanoid robots. The partnership between Unitree and NVIDIA marks a step toward standardizing hardware and software for next-generation robotic systems.
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