U.S. chipmaker Nvidia has announced a partnership with Japanese technology giant Fujitsu to collaborate on artificial intelligence solutions, aiming to propel advancements in smart robotics and a spectrum of AI-driven technologies powered by Nvidia’s semiconductors.
The landmark agreement, unveiled on Friday, underscores the beginning of what Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang calls the “AI industrial revolution.” Huang emphasized the importance of building the technological backbone for this transformation, both within Japan and internationally, as he shared the stage with Fujitsu CEO Takahito Tokita in Tokyo.
Fujitsu shares closed 3% higher on the news.
At the announcement, Huang stated that Japan is well-positioned to become a global front-runner in AI and robotics, highlighting the country’s potential in these critical sectors.
Both Nvidia and Fujitsu will collaborate to create an “AI infrastructure”—the foundational system to support future AI applications across health care, manufacturing, environmental technology, advanced computing, and customer services. The companies hope to establish this cutting-edge infrastructure in Japan by 2030.
Initially, the initiative will focus on the Japanese market, drawing on Fujitsu’s extensive local expertise, before potentially seeking global expansion. The architecture will rely on Nvidia’s high-performance graphics processing units (GPUs), which are vital to powering modern AI systems.
Neither executive disclosed financial details or specific initial projects, though they suggested that working with robot manufacturer Yaskawa Electric Corp. on AI-driven robotics could be one avenue explored. Both Huang and Tokita acknowledged that the collaborative AI systems would continually evolve and adapt.
Fujitsu and Nvidia have an existing working relationship, notably in applying digital twins and robotics to streamline manufacturing and address Japan’s acute labor shortages due to an aging population. Tokita stressed that the partnership will pursue a “humancentric” approach to maintain Japan’s global competitiveness in emerging technologies.
