Texas Instruments and NVIDIA announced a partnership on March 5 2026 that combines TI’s real‑time motor control, sensing, radar, and power technologies with NVIDIA’s Jetson Thor robotics compute and Holoscan Sensor Bridge. The collaboration will allow developers to validate perception, actuation and safety earlier and more accurately, and the integrated solution will be showcased at NVIDIA GTC from March 16‑19 2026.
The partnership integrates TI’s mmWave radar sensor with NVIDIA’s Jetson Thor platform via the Holoscan Sensor Bridge, delivering low‑latency, 3‑D perception and safety awareness for humanoid robots. By fusing camera and radar data, the system improves object detection, localization and tracking, addressing a critical safety gap that has limited real‑world deployment of humanoid robots.
This announcement marks a significant product‑launch milestone for TI, expanding its portfolio into the robotics market—a sector projected to grow rapidly. TI’s manufacturing expertise and NVIDIA’s compute power position the company to capture new revenue opportunities while reinforcing its strategic focus on real‑time control and sensing solutions.
Management highlighted the partnership’s importance. Giovanni Campanella, General Manager of Industrial Automation and Robotics at TI, said, "TI's comprehensive portfolio bridges the gap between NVIDIA's powerful AI compute and real‑world applications, enabling developers to validate complete humanoid systems earlier in development." Deepu Talla, VP of Robotics and Edge AI at NVIDIA, added, "The integration of Texas Instruments' sensing and power management technologies with the NVIDIA Jetson Thor platform provides developers with a functional safety‑capable foundation to accelerate the deployment of next‑generation physical AI."
The collaboration is part of TI’s broader strategy to deepen its presence in high‑growth markets. TI’s gross margin has experienced a decline over recent years, and the company is pursuing acquisitions such as the planned purchase of Silicon Laboratories for approximately $7.6 billion, expected to close in the first half of 2027. The partnership with NVIDIA is expected to accelerate TI’s entry into the robotics sector, complementing its core analog and microcontroller businesses and providing a new revenue stream that leverages TI’s manufacturing capabilities and NVIDIA’s AI expertise.
The robotics sector, particularly humanoid robots, is gaining momentum as companies like Tesla, Optimus, and Figure AI pursue physical AI solutions. By integrating TI’s sensing, power, and control technologies with NVIDIA’s AI compute, the partnership addresses a key safety and perception challenge that has slowed real‑world deployment, positioning TI to capture a share of this emerging market and strengthen its competitive standing in the broader semiconductor ecosystem.
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