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NVIDIA invests in MetAI start-up that creates digital twins using AI

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MetAI, a Taiwan-based startup founded by Renton Hsu (Founder & CTO), Daniel Yu (Co-founder & CEO), and Dave Liu (Co-founder & COO), has secured $4 million in seed funding. The round saw investments from Addin Ventures, Kenmec Mechanical Engineering, NVIDIA, Solomon Technology, SparkLabs Taiwan, and Upstream Ventures.

This funding will support MetAI’s research and development, expand its engineering team, and help it enter the US market, focusing on semiconductor manufacturing, automated warehousing, and robotics.

MetAI is addressing the challenge of developing realistic digital twins—critical for the future of physical AI—by using a proprietary generative model that creates “SimReady” digital twins in minutes. “Developing physically accurate digital twins is seen as a barrier to entry for those looking to develop physical AI at scale,” said Daniel Yu, CEO and Co-founder of MetAI. “We’re changing that narrative by enabling businesses to instantly train AI systems—whether for robotics, logistics, or manufacturing—in physics-based virtual environments with unprecedented efficiency and scalability.”

In 2023, MetAI partnered with Kenmec Mechanical Engineering to accelerate the creation of warehouse digital twins. The collaboration reduced simulation time from thousands of hours to just 3 minutes, dramatically improving operational efficiency. “MetAI is changing the automated industry with its digital twin and simulation technologies,” said Jonas Ko, President of Kenmec. “We aim to work together to deliver the most optimal and efficient outcomes for end customers, accelerating the adoption and implementation of automation with unprecedented precision and speed, empowered by AI advancements.”

MetAI’s technology is also being applied to semiconductor fabs, aiming to reduce timelines by up to a year and improve operational efficiency. Its ability to generate dynamic environments for robotics and logistics further supports industry competitiveness.

As part of the NVIDIA Inception program, MetAI has integrated NVIDIA Omniverse technologies to enhance simulation scalability, enabling businesses to train AI systems for real-world deployment with unprecedented precision.

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