Nvidia to launch Singapore research hub as city-state boosts AI plans

Nvidia will open its first Singapore research hub (its second in the Asia-Pacific), focusing on embodied AI—robots, autonomous vehicles and drones—and improving AI infrastructure efficiency. The move aligns with Singapore’s push to be a regional AI hub: the city-state announced a commercial testbed and a Center for Intelligent Robotics to help firms co-design, deploy and validate AI robotic services. Early participants include Certis, DHL, Grab and QuikBot, with collaborations planned with robotics firms such as Slamtec and Unitree. For markets, the expansion underscores continued commercial demand for Nvidia’s chips, systems and models in real-world AI deployments and bolsters growth narratives for the stock and regional AI ecosystem.