Chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA) is increasing its focus on industrial AI and robotics through its Omniverse platform and new Mega framework designed to create digital twins for real-world applications. As part of this effort, the company invested in MetAI, a Taiwanese startup that rapidly transforms CAD files into “SimReady” 3D digital twin environments in minutes. The $4 million seed round marks the first time NVIDIA has backed a Taiwanese company.
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MetAI specializes in building AI-powered digital twins for sectors such as semiconductor manufacturing and smart warehousing. Co-founders Daniel Yu and Renton Hsu founded the startup to address the long development times that hinder AI adoption. The company’s platform generates synthetic data and builds realistic virtual environments for training and validating AI systems such as robotics.
The startup’s partnerships, including working with Kenmec to create digital twins for automated warehouses, have already reduced simulation time from thousands of hours to just three minutes. With the new funding, MetAI plans to expand its research and development team, open a US office, and strengthen its go-to-market strategy. Yu said that while the U.S. market has more potential due to rising labor costs and demand for efficient simulation solutions, Taiwan continues to serve as a testing ground for expanding industrial AI innovation. I think there are.
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