NVIDIA robotics researcher Jim Fan has previewed an autonomous robot demonstration for his November 9 keynote at the Conference on Robot Learning in Austin, Texas. Fan says the footage will show physical hardware operating in real time in a single uncut shot, rather than an accelerated highlight reel.
In a November 8 post, Fan emphasized that the demonstration would be autonomous. The teaser does not identify the robot, its task or the model controlling it, and provides no success-rate figures or broader evaluation results.
Real robot. Real time. Uncut shot. Autonomous.
Tomorrow. https://t.co/YKakg3Pud9
— Jim Fan (@DrJimFan) November 8, 2026
NVIDIA’s event program lists the keynote for 1:50 p.m. CST on November 9, or 19:50 UTC. Titled “From Dreaming to Doing: World Action Models and Agentic Robotics,” it will cover world models, robot foundation models and examples of humanoid control and manipulation.
The planned talk also examines learning from human video, robot demonstrations and simulation, including how execution feedback can help agents diagnose failures and improve behavior. An uninterrupted clip could clarify how a particular trial unfolds, but would not establish reliability across repeated attempts or unfamiliar conditions.
The preview follows NVIDIA’s broader Isaac expansion, including training tools and humanoid reference hardware. Fan’s teaser does not link this demonstration to a named GR00T release. The keynote remains the next opportunity for the team to disclose the system and evidence behind its claims.
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