Cat expands collaboration with NVIDIA on physical AI and robotics

Neil Gerrard Senior Editor, Construction Briefing

08 January 2026

Joe Creed, CEO of Caterpillar, speaks during a Caterpillar keynote at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada (Image: Reuters/Steve Marcus) Joe Creed, CEO of Caterpillar, speaks during a Caterpillar keynote at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada (Image: Reuters/Steve Marcus)

Caterpillar has announced an expanded collaboration with chip firm NVIDIA to develop AI-enhanced products and manufacturing systems.

The news came as Cat’s CEO Joe Creed delivered a keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026 in Las Vegas, USA, yesterday (7 January).

Caterpillar said that the NVIDIA Jetson Thor platform enables “real-time AI inference” on its construction, mining and power equipment.

What that means…

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