RTI and NVIDIA

Together, RTI and NVIDIA^® provide the integrated technologies to simplify and accelerate the design of software-defined platforms that are AI-enabled, flexible and scalable.

Physical AI systems rely on sensor processing and real-time data sharing across diverse and distributed data producers and consumers, on heterogeneous computing platforms. RTI Connext is the proven software connectivity infrastructure that provides interoperable, portable, reliable real-time data sharing and is deployed across industry verticals in mission-critical and physical AI applications.

By integrating with select NVIDIA processing platforms for AI inference, Connext enables developers to unlock the true power of intelligent and connected systems – systems that demand high interoperability, application portability, high reliability and low latency.

Connext

The Data Streaming Platform for Physical AI Systems

RTI Connext provides distributed, real-time data flow for AI-enabled systems. Built on the Data Distribution Service (DDS®) standard, Connext delivers a unified data streaming framework across diverse applications, platforms, and networks, providing the foundation for evolvable, scalable and adaptable systems from edge to cloud.

Connext is a brokerless data-centric connectivity framework that streams data directly between distributed applications, AI/ML models, sensors and devices in real time, and with built-in discovery and no single point of failure. Based on the principle of data centricity, Connext offers the benefits of decoupling applications and data, enabling modular and scalable architectures for flexible and future-proof system designs. Configurable Quality of Service (QoS) parameters optimize performance, reliability and interoperability. It supports a wide range of platforms and programming languages. It meets stringent safety certifiability standards demanded by regulated industries. Connext also provides built-in authentication, encryption, and access control, enabling secure-by-design architectures with least-privilege access to data in motion.

RTI & NVIDIA

Integrating RTI Connext with NVIDIA GPU-accelerated AI platforms provides an end-to-end framework for designing physical AI systems. This combined solution simplifies architecture, reduces development time, and delivers scalable performance for software-defined applications.

These technologies support AI-driven application across industries:

MedTech

Robotics and Industrial Applications

High-Performance Computing (HPC) & Instrumentation

Unmanned Systems

Applications such as robotic surgical systems, medical imaging platforms, intelligent patient monitoring and robotic assistants that rely on diverse data sources and applications for real-time insights, intraoperative guidance, and autonomous capabilities.

Humanoid robotics, industrial robots, fleet management, autonomous mobile robots, autonomous industrial vehicles that demand real-time data sharing.

Data-intensive applications, such as next-generation software-defined instrumentation and measurement systems, sensor-based inspection systems, and applications where the high volume of data must be processed in flight.

Drones, logistics systems, deep sea submersibles and defense systems.

RTI and NVIDIA Holoscan

NVIDIA^® Holoscan provides the accelerated sensor processing platform for AI inference. Connext integrates with NVIDIA Holoscan to enable real-time data exchange across intelligent and distributed applications, devices, and networks. These integrated technologies simplify and accelerate development by providing a comprehensive framework for software-defined, modular, and adaptable architectures, while addressing the need for low-latency, reliability, and security in real-world systems.

Connext integrates with NVIDIA’s AI sensor processing pipelines and reference workflows, bolstering data flows and real-time AI processing across a system of systems. With capabilities for real-time visualization, automation, and data-driven insights, the technologies provide the foundation for physical AI systems across industries.

RTI provides a ready-to-use Holoscan Module that supports the Holoscan 5 ecosystem. For more information please refer to the NVIDIA module page, and the RTI download site here.