SAN JOSE, Calif. — Downtown San Jose has transformed for NVIDIA’s GTC 2025 AI conference for developers, as attendees from all over the world gather at the San Jose Convention Center from March 17-21, 2025.
During Tuesday’s keynote, Jensen Huang positioned robotics as the future and frontier of artificial intelligence, introducing new foundation models designed specifically for humanoid robots. The crowd responded enthusiastically when a robot named Blue joined him on stage, demonstrating these technologies in action.
One of the most visible robots was placed at the front desk check-in table. This Inbot, a multilingual robot assistant, drew crowds of photo-taking attendees. When asked about language capabilities, the robot responded that while it understands multiple languages, it prefers to communicate in English at work.
Lei Yang, co-founder of Inbot, highlighted how combining robotics with large language models creates promising opportunities. Regarding learning capabilities, Yang explained that they moderate all responses for accuracy during the event to prevent the robot from learning potentially inappropriate behaviors from attendees.
Other companies showcasing robotics included French firm Enchanted Tools, which displayed friendly robots for hospitality services, while Omron demonstrated factory automation with AI-enhanced inspection machines.
With road closures, merchandise stores, and food trucks throughout downtown, the event has transformed San Jose into a tech festival, reflecting the industry’s evolution from graphics processing to AI-powered robotics.
