Physics simulation engine

Newton

Newton is an open physics engine built with NVIDIA Warp, with a project identity shared across its founding organizations rather than owned solely by the route’s NVIDIA prefix.

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Role in the stack

The engine supports a MuJoCo Warp backend, OpenUSD workflows and extensible solver development. Differentiable simulation is an engine capability, not proof that a particular robot task transfers to the real world.

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newton-physics · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

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Integration decision

The repository distinguishes CPU and GPU support across operating systems. Selecting a solver and platform should follow the intended contact dynamics and evaluation requirements.

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

Operational and reuse limits

Code is Apache-2.0 and documentation CC BY 4.0; third-party components retain their terms. The canonical project name is Newton.

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Infrastructure profile

Developer
Linux Foundation project initiated by Disney Research, Google DeepMind and NVIDIA
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newton-physics · 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
Physics simulation engine
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Official README inspected live. Repository code terms do not automatically cover model weights, data, or third-party assets.

Exact version / scope
Not publicly disclosed
Environment
Not publicly disclosed
Access model
Public source repository
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newton-physics/newton official repository

newton-physics · 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
Not publicly disclosed

Engineering fit

Task scope
Not publicly disclosed
Compute
Not publicly disclosed
Integrations
Not publicly disclosed
Pricing / access
Not publicly disclosed

Additional disclosed fields

Inputs
Physics models, controls and simulation state
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newton-physics/newton official repository

newton-physics · 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
Dynamics and contact simulation
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newton-physics/newton official repository

newton-physics · 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

  • Code is Apache-2.0 and documentation CC BY 4.0; third-party components retain their terms. The canonical project name is Newton.

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.

compatible with
Newton → MuJoCo
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newton-physics/newton official repository

newton-physics · 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

Record history & verified changes

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newton-physics/newton official repository

newton-physics · Repository · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

License: Apache-2.0 code; CC BY 4.0 documentation. 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.