Trossen Robotics + General Robotics: AI Skills via GRID
- Jun 23, 2025
- 4 min read
The Short Version
Connect Trossen's AI-ready hardware to GRID's cloud-native API toolkit to add AI skills with just a few lines of code.
Deploy grasp detection, trajectory planning, and teleoperation without local GPU hardware or ROS debugging.
Control Trossen AI robot arms in real time from anywhere via remote teleoperation.
Use GRID's perception and planning APIs for intuitive pick-and-place automation across use cases.
Test and validate AI skills on digital twins before deploying to real hardware.
Experiment without Trossen hardware using GRID's web-based workspace on NVIDIA IsaacSim via GRID notebooks.
Apply GRID to the WidowX AI arm, Mobile AI, and Stationary AI platforms for real-world deployment.
Who this is for
Robotics researchers
Developers building AI robot skills
Industrial automation teams
Teleoperation and data-collection users
Educators experimenting via simulation
Chicago, IL and Seattle, WA — Trossen Robotics, a leader in accessible robotic hardware, and General Robotics, the developer of GRID, a cloud-native platform for AI-powered robot skills, today announced a partnership to bring powerful AI capabilities to Trossen's AI robot lineup. GRID unlocks AI-powered perception, planning, and control directly from the cloud, eliminating the infrastructure burden typically associated with deploying these advanced capabilities. Through this collaboration, Trossen's AI-ready hardware can gain intelligent skills with just a few lines of code.
What does the Trossen Robotics and General Robotics partnership do?
The partnership lets Trossen's AI-ready hardware—including the Trossen WidowX AI arm, Mobile AI platform, and Stationary AI—tap into GRID's robust API toolkit to gain intelligent skills with just a few lines of code.
GRID unlocks AI-powered perception, planning, and control directly from the cloud. That removes the infrastructure burden typically associated with deploying these advanced capabilities.
“Robots today can move, but without intelligence, they’re not truly useful. GRID changes that by delivering essential AI skills like grasp detection, trajectory planning, and teleoperation—all without local GPU hardware or ROS debugging,” said Dinesh Narayanan from General Robotics. “Our work with Trossen Robotics ensures that their high-quality, modular robot arms are now more powerful than ever.”
How many Trossen robots does this cover?
The partnership covers Trossen's AI hardware lineup, which already has hundreds of units deployed worldwide—a number expected to grow to thousands by year's end.
Trossen's innovative hardware design, paired with GRID's AI skills library, enables immediate real-world deployment for tasks like remote teleoperation, data collection, and pick-and-place automation.
Marc Dostie, Technical Product Marketing Manager at Trossen Robotics, commented:
“At Trossen, we’ve always focused on providing hardware that’s adaptable and easy to use for researchers and developers. By teaming up with General Robotics and integrating GRID, we’re taking that mission further: AI capabilities are now accessible to anyone using our robots, wherever they are.”
What features does the partnership enable?
Remote Teleoperation: Control Trossen's AI robot arms in real time from anywhere, without complex infrastructure.
Pick and Place Automation: GRID's perception and planning APIs enable intuitive grasping and placement tasks across use cases.
Simulation-Ready Workflows: GRID supports integration of digital twins, so users can test and validate AI skills before deploying to real hardware.
General Robotics' GRID platform also offers a web-based workspace with robust simulation. That means those without Trossen hardware can still experiment with these capabilities on NVIDIA IsaacSim via GRID notebooks.
For more information, visit the Trossen Robotics Hardware Overview or read more about Trossen robots on GRID.
About Trossen Robotics
Trossen Robotics builds modular robotic arms and platforms designed to be accessible and adaptable for researchers, developers, and industrial teams worldwide. Learn more at www.trossenrobotics.com.
About General Robotics
General Robotics is building general purpose intelligence to make every robot useful, fast, through GRID, a cloud-native platform that enables AI skills for perception, planning, and control. Learn more at www.generalrobotics.company.
Media Contact
Marc Dostie Technical Product Marketing Manager, Trossen Robotics marc@trossenrobotics.com
Yasvi Patel Product Manager, General Robotics yasvi.patel@generalrobotics.company
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1 | Connect Trossen's AI | ready hardware to GRID's cloud-native API toolkit to add AI skills with just a f |
2 | Deploy grasp detection, trajectory planning, and teleoperati | Deploy grasp detection, trajectory planning, and teleoperation without local GPU |
3 | Control Trossen AI robot arms in real time from anywhere via | Control Trossen AI robot arms in real time from anywhere via remote teleoperatio |
4 | Use GRID's perception and planning APIs for intuitive pick | and-place automation across use cases- |
5 | Test and validate AI skills on digital twins before deployin | Test and validate AI skills on digital twins before deploying to real hardware |
6 | Experiment without Trossen hardware using GRID's web | based workspace on NVIDIA IsaacSim via GRID notebooks- |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What did Trossen Robotics and General Robotics announce?
They announced a partnership to bring AI-enhanced capabilities to Trossen's AI robot lineup via GRID, General Robotics' cloud-native platform for AI-powered robot skills.
What is GRID?
GRID is a cloud-native platform that unlocks AI-powered perception, planning, and control directly from the cloud, eliminating the infrastructure burden typically associated with deploying these capabilities.
Which Trossen hardware is covered?
Trossen's AI-ready lineup, including the Trossen WidowX AI arm, Mobile AI platform, and Stationary AI, can tap into GRID's API toolkit.
How much hardware is already deployed?
Trossen's AI hardware lineup already has hundreds of units deployed worldwide, a number expected to grow to thousands by year's end.
What tasks does the partnership enable?
It enables remote teleoperation, data collection, pick-and-place automation, and simulation-ready workflows with digital twins.
Can I try GRID without Trossen hardware?
Yes. GRID offers a web-based workspace with robust simulation, letting anyone experiment on NVIDIA IsaacSim via GRID notebooks.
What AI skills does GRID deliver?
GRID delivers essential AI skills like grasp detection, trajectory planning, and teleoperation, all without local GPU hardware or ROS debugging.