South Korean Physical AI Firm Ndotlight Supplies KT with Simulation Data for Flexible Objects
Ndotlight uses its proprietary CAD platform to generate physics-enabled 3D simulation data for KT, enabling robots to pre-train on handling cables and other flexible objects in virtual environments.
South Korean physical AI data company Ndotlight has announced that it is supplying KT, the country's leading telecommunications operator, with 3D simulation data for flexible objects such as cables. This partnership aims to address a key bottleneck in industrial robot deployment: accurately simulating the bending and stretching properties of cables in virtual spaces so that robots can practice and validate tasks before entering actual work sites.
Ndotlight generates these "SimReady" assets using its self-developed CAD platform, TRINIX. The platform handles the entire process from 3D model creation to inputting physical attributes like weight and elasticity, as well as joint information. The output conforms to the OpenUSD standard, allowing direct integration into Nvidia's Isaac Sim robot simulation environment for building and verifying robot operation scenarios.
The announcement was made during "Nvidia AI Day Seoul 2026." Ndotlight CTO Kim Seon-tae presented the case study with KT and showcased "DexBench," a robot hand manipulation evaluation project involving Ndotlight, Nvidia, and RealWorld. Ndotlight stated plans to contribute its data to Nvidia's "SimReady Central" repository to expand into global markets.