Joel Pennington

Joel Pennington is the product manager for NVIDIA Studio, leading AI-powered creative applications. Previously, he managed NVIDIA Cosmos Reason, a physical AI foundation model for embodied AI systems in robotics and autonomous vehicles. Drawing on experience in feature film VFX (Disney, Avatar sequels at Autodesk), AAA game development (Electronic Arts), and a SaaS startup in real-time 3D analytics for heavy industries, he brings deep spatial computing expertise to tools that democratize professional-grade creativity for artists and creators.
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Posts by Joel Pennington

Content Creation / Rendering Apr 30, 2026

How to Build, Run, and Scale High-Quality Creator Workflows in ComfyUI

Creative and visualization teams today produce more assets, in more formats, with leaner teams. Generative AI can accelerate that work – compressing tasks... 11 MIN READ
Robotics Jun 11, 2025

Develop Custom Physical AI Foundation Models with NVIDIA Cosmos Predict-2

Building smarter robots and autonomous vehicles (AVs) starts with physical AI models that understand real-world dynamics. These models serve two critical roles:... 9 MIN READ