NVIDIA AI Updates: April 11, 2026

1. NVIDIA Highlights Physical AI Breakthroughs for National Robotics Week

NVIDIA. NVIDIA published a comprehensive National Robotics Week roundup highlighting physical AI progress: RoboLab benchmark for generalist robot policies, Mimic Robotics’ mimic-video model achieving 10x better sample efficiency, OpenClaw running locally on Jetson Thor with Nemotron models, NemoClaw natural-language robot control in Isaac Sim, OceanSim GPU-accelerated underwater simulation, PeritasAI surgical robotics using Isaac for Healthcare, and University of Maryland household task robots. Source

2. Jensen Huang at Stanford: US Must Compete With, Not Against, China on AI

NVIDIA. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and Congressman Ro Khanna discussed US AI competitiveness at a Stanford Leadership Institute event. Huang argued AI creates rather than destroys jobs (citing radiology as evidence), urged companies to prioritize breakthroughs before profit, and stated the US should compete with but not be “anti-China.” He projected $1 trillion in combined Blackwell and Vera Rubin GPU sales through 2027. Source