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reenter your passwordScalable compute, control, perception and safety technologies for next‑gen robotics.
Robotics is entering a new era driven by Physical AI. NXP provides a comprehensive combination of advanced sensing technologies—including vision, radar, lidar and voice—together with edge computing, robust connectivity and networking solutions (Ethernet/TSN, CAN, Wi ‑ Fi, UWB), as well as integrated security, and functional safety to accelerates the development of drones, AMRs and humanoids.
Advance aerial autonomy with edge compute, AI perception and secure, real‑time networking for unmanned systems.
Leverage edge processing, AI and sensor fusion to deliver real‑time decision‑making and enhanced autonomy.
Power human‑scale robots with multi‑cluster motion control, high‑performance perception and safe, networked compute.
Scalable, real‑time humanoid robotics solutions built on NVIDIA Holoscan Sensor Bridge and NXP’s secure edge platforms.
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NXP offers a complete portfolio for robotics including MCUs, crossover MCUs, i.MX MPUs, discrete NPUs for AI acceleration, precision sensing—vision, radar, ultra-wide band (UWB) and inertial measurement unit (IMUs)—secure connectivity, real‑time networking such as time‑sensitive networking (TSN) and controller area network flexible data‑rate (CAN‑FD) and robust motor and motion control solutions. These components enable scalable architectures across drones, AMRs and humanoid robots.
NXP devices provide deterministic real‑time performance through dual‑core MCUs/MPUs, integrated motor‑control peripherals, hardware accelerators, low‑latency TSN networking, EtherCAT support and optimized control loops. This enables precise locomotion, actuator management and safety‑critical control required for AMRs, drones and humanoids.
NXP provides SIL‑1 to SIL‑3 functional safety‑certified processors and enables compliance with international standards such as IEC 61508 and IEC 60730. Security is ensured through industry‑leading embedded security—EdgeLock® Secure Elements (SEs)—with key‑management services, secure boot and tamper resistance. These capabilities protect communication, autonomy and motion‑critical functions in robotics systems.
NXP provides field‑proven evaluation designs that cover compute, networking and power, so teams can move from concept to flight/drive testing quickly. Highlights include the NavQPlus companion computer (i.MX 8M Plus with 2.3 TOPS NPU, ROS 2/Yocto/Ubuntu enablement), the MR‑VMU‑RT1176 / Pixhawk 6X‑RT real‑time vehicle management unit (dual‑core i.MX RT1176 with TSN and triple CAN‑FD, EdgeLock SE05x), MR‑T1ETH8 (8‑port 100BASE‑T1 TSN switch), RDDRONE‑BMS772 smart battery management, and UCANS32K1 CAN node boards (FD, SIC, Secure) as well as MR‑CANHUBK344 (S32K3 with six CAN‑FD variants and T1 Ethernet). Most boards have public docs and code (e.g., GitBook) and are orderable via NXP.com or partners.
NXP platforms come with enablement for the robotics stacks teams already use: Robotics Edge Platform with Yocto-ROS 2 on for Linux compute, PX4 for flight/vehicle control, and Zephyr and FreeRTOS for MCU‑class control. For AI at the edge, NXP’s eIQ ML software supports popular frameworks on i.MX MPUs and NPUs. Industrial protocol stacks (TSN, EtherCAT) and security provisioning via EdgeLock 2GO speed up engineering and compliance workflows.
Beyond device‑level real‑time control, NXP enables deterministic, scalable system networking using 100BASE‑T1 two‑wire Ethernet with TSN, EtherCAT support, and a comprehensive CAN family (FD, SIC for signal‑improvement, and Secure CAN). Evaluation hardware such as MR‑T1ETH8 (TSN switch), RDDRONE‑T1ADAPT (media converter), and MR‑CANHUBK344 (bridging CAN over Ethernet per IEEE 1722) demonstrate how to build zonal, safety‑aware topologies for AMRs, drones and emerging humanoid architectures with consistent latency budgets.
NXP showcases advanced voice and multimodal AI capabilities for robotics at major public events such as Embedded World and CES, demonstrating natural, low‑latency conversational interaction through multi‑microphone audio front ends with motor‑noise suppression, robust multi‑speaker handling and attention‑based voice activity detection, combined with on‑device LLM‑powered audio pipelines that enable robots to understand users more clearly and respond quickly even in noisy real‑world environments.