What's New in NVIDIA Isaac Sim 6.0 | Robotics Office Hours
NVIDIA Isaac Sim 6.0 is here. Join us for a live overview of the biggest new features, including Newton Physics integration, AI-assisted development with MCP and Isaac Sim Skills, browser-based streaming, native Windows ROS 2 support, enhanced sensors, and unified actuators with Isaac Lab. Whether you're upgrading or just getting started, learn what's new in Isaac Sim 6.0 and bring your questions for a live Q&A with the NVIDIA team. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Welcome to NVIDIA Isaac Sim 6.0 Office Hours 1:36 Speakers and Isaac Sim workflow focus 3:15 Newton physics backend for robot simulation 7:51 Q&A: MuJoCo, FMI, and solver coupling 11:17 Core Experimental API and physics backend toggle 13:24 ROS 2 on Windows with Pixi and Zenoh 18:24 Pixi demo availability and ROS workspace contributions 23:46 Browser-based WebRTC livestream client 27:13 Isaac Sim 5 to 6 migration guidance 29:53 Isaac Sim MCP server and AI agent skills 35:58 Multi-tick sensor rendering and ROS sensor rates 42:33 Isaac TeleOp and synthetic data workflows 48:04 DGX Spark, release resources, and community Q&A 50:30 Q&A: Isaac Lab, Newton, diffusion models, GPUs, and drivers 1:00:00 Closing resources, Brev, SIGGRAPH, Discord, and study groups Continue the discussion and ask follow-up questions in the NVIDIA Omniverse Discord thread: https://discord.com/channels/827959428476174346/1524469328668393685 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- List of Resources - Isaac Sim 6.0 Release Notes - full release details (https://docs.isaacsim.omniverse.nvidia.com/6.0.1/overview/release_notes.html) - Isaac Sim 6.0 Forum Summary - compact GA announcement and feature summary (https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/isaac-sim-6-0-general-availability/372621) - Newton Physics Backend - Newton setup and physics backend documentation (https://docs.isaacsim.omniverse.nvidia.com/6.0.1/physics/newton_physics.html) - ROS 2 Installation for Other Platforms - Pixi, Zenoh, and ROS 2 setup guidance (https://docs.isaacsim.omniverse.nvidia.com/6.0.1/installation/install_ros_other_platforms.html) - Pixi-ROS Workspace - sample workspace and Pixi workflow (https://github.com/isaac-sim/IsaacSim-ros_workspaces/blob/main/jazzy_ws/README_PIXI.md) - Isaac Sim Livestream Client - browser-based WebRTC client setup (https://docs.isaacsim.omniverse.nvidia.com/6.0.1/installation/manual_livestream_clients.html) - Isaac Sim MCP Server (https://docs.isaacsim.omniverse.nvidia.com/latest/development_tools/isaac_sim_mcp.html) - Isaac Sim Skills Index - AI-assisted development resources (https://github.com/isaac-sim/IsaacSim/blob/main/skills/SKILLS.md) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📆 Check out the full calendar for all of our upcoming events → https://nvda.ws/3JqaWnA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ⬇️Get Started → https://nvda.ws/4cZAZO1 👀Explore OpenUSD → https://nvda.ws/3CeozBQ 👥Join the Community → https://nvda.ws/3ZMfc6e #NVIDIA #NVIDIAOmniverse #IsaacSim #IsaacLab #Robotics #RobotSimulation #PhysicalAI #ROS2 #OpenUSD #NewtonPhysics #SyntheticData #SimToReal #DeveloperTools #AI