Robot simulation application

NVIDIA Isaac Sim

Isaac Sim provides a robotics simulation application built around Omniverse technologies, with robot import, sensor simulation and integration interfaces.

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Sources 2
isaac-sim/IsaacSim official repository

isaac-sim · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.

Isaac Sim v6.1.0 release

NVIDIA · Published 2026-09-10 · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Exact tag or commit inspected through official GitHub metadata; no local benchmark execution implied.

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Role in the stack

URDF, MJCF and CAD import paths help bring a robot model into simulation. Physics and rendered sensor output support testing and data generation, while ROS interfaces connect external software.

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isaac-sim/IsaacSim official repository

isaac-sim · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.

Integration decision

Isaac Lab adds robot-learning workflows on top of the simulator. A physics scene, sensor configuration and controller must be calibrated before simulation results can support a decision about real hardware.

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isaac-sim/IsaacSim official repository

isaac-sim · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.

Operational and reuse limits

Apache-2.0 repository code does not erase separate terms for downloaded NVIDIA or third-party components. GPU and driver requirements are deployment constraints.

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isaac-sim/IsaacSim official repository

isaac-sim · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.

Infrastructure profile

Developer
NVIDIA
Primary specReviewed
Sources 1
isaac-sim/IsaacSim official repository

isaac-sim · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.

Category
Robot simulation application
Primary specReviewed
Sources 1
isaac-sim/IsaacSim official repository

isaac-sim · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.

Exact version / scope
v6.1.0
Primary specReviewed
Sources 1
Isaac Sim v6.1.0 release

NVIDIA · Published 2026-09-10 · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Exact tag or commit inspected through official GitHub metadata; no local benchmark execution implied.

Environment
Not publicly disclosed
Access model
Public repository and downloadable simulator
Primary specReviewed
Sources 1
isaac-sim/IsaacSim official repository

isaac-sim · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.

License
Apache-2.0 repository code; additional simulator components have separate terms
Primary specReviewed
Sources 1
isaac-sim/IsaacSim official repository

isaac-sim · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.

Engineering fit

Task scope
Not publicly disclosed
Compute
Not publicly disclosed
Integrations
URDF/MJCF robot imports; ROS interfaces; Isaac Lab learning workflows
Primary specReviewed
Sources 1
isaac-sim/IsaacSim official repository

isaac-sim · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.

Pricing / access
Not publicly disclosed

Additional disclosed fields

Inputs
USD scenes; robot descriptions; controller interfaces
Primary specReviewed
Sources 1
isaac-sim/IsaacSim official repository

isaac-sim · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.

Outputs
Simulated physics, sensors and synthetic data
Primary specReviewed
Sources 1
isaac-sim/IsaacSim official repository

isaac-sim · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.

What this evidence does not establish

  • Apache-2.0 repository code does not erase separate terms for downloaded NVIDIA or third-party components. GPU and driver requirements are deployment constraints.
  • The pinned release or commit identifies the review target; this registry has not run performance or compatibility tests on that software.

Relationships & deployments

Related reading is an editorial crosslink. Sourced connections describe relationships reported in the cited material. A link to a versioned profile does not establish compatibility with that version unless the connection note explicitly identifies it.

uses
RoboDojo → NVIDIA Isaac Sim
Sources 1
robodojo-benchmark/RoboDojo official repository

robodojo-benchmark · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.

Connection reviewed 2026-09-28

develops
NVIDIA → NVIDIA Isaac Sim
Sources 1
NVIDIA — official portfolio and company information

NVIDIA · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Official page read during live research; confirms identity and listed offering. Performance language remains a company claim.

Connection reviewed 2026-09-28

develops
NVIDIA → NVIDIA Isaac Sim
Sources 1
isaac-sim/IsaacSim official repository

isaac-sim · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.

Connection reviewed 2026-09-28

uses
NVIDIA Isaac Lab → NVIDIA Isaac Sim
Sources 1
isaac-sim/IsaacLab official repository

isaac-sim · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.

Connection reviewed 2026-09-28

uses
NVIDIA Isaac Sim → NVIDIA Omniverse
Sources 1
isaac-sim/IsaacSim official repository

isaac-sim · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.

Connection reviewed 2026-09-28

Curated comparisons

Record history & verified changes

A research review records when we checked a source. It does not mark a product launch or a new deployment.

Initial reviewed record. No subsequent field change has been recorded.

Inspect the evidence

Sources & evidence

md-isaacsim
isaac-sim/IsaacSim official repository

isaac-sim · Repository · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

License: Apache-2.0 repository code; NVIDIA and third-party component terms apply separately. Factual summary and attribution only; no upstream prose, images, weights, or dataset redistributed.

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.

md-isaacsim-release
Isaac Sim v6.1.0 release

NVIDIA · Official release · Published 2026-09-10 · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Factual summary and attribution only; no upstream prose, images, weights, or dataset redistributed.

Exact tag or commit inspected through official GitHub metadata; no local benchmark execution implied.

md-robodojo
robodojo-benchmark/RoboDojo official repository

robodojo-benchmark · Repository · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

License: MIT code. Factual summary and attribution only; no upstream prose, images, weights, or dataset redistributed.

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.

co-nvidia
NVIDIA — official portfolio and company information

NVIDIA · Official spec · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Factual summary and attribution only; no upstream prose or dataset redistributed.

Official page read during live research; confirms identity and listed offering. Performance language remains a company claim.

md-isaaclab
isaac-sim/IsaacLab official repository

isaac-sim · Repository · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

License: BSD-3-Clause framework; isaaclab_mimic Apache-2.0; dependency terms separate. Factual summary and attribution only; no upstream prose, images, weights, or dataset redistributed.

Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.