Johnny Núñez

Johnny Núñez works on applied research, Physical AI, and robotics at NVIDIA. He builds hardware-agnostic workflows for GPU-accelerated simulation, robot learning, and agentic AI using NVIDIA Isaac Sim, Isaac Lab, Newton, GR00T, and Cosmos, connecting simulation with real-world deployment. Through open-source contributions, practical demos, and workshops, he helps developers create reproducible robotics workflows and automate them with reusable agent skills. His research background includes computer vision and human–robot–object interactions, with interests spanning generative AI, psychology, and neuroscience.
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Posts by Johnny Núñez

Robotics

Using AI Agents to Teach Robots Like Microduck to Walk in Simulation

Teaching a robot to navigate an obstacle course requires more than a walking policy. It must perceive its surroundings, maintain balance, and adjust its actions... 11 MIN READ