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Is this related to the Newton Dynamics physics engine? https://newtondynamics.com/ https://newtondynamics.com/
by bogwog 1y ago
Is this related to the Newton Dynamics physics engine? https://newtondynamics.com/ https://newtondynamics.com/
- flohofwoe 1y agoHeh, that was my first thought too and it doesn't look like it's related.? The nvidia dudes could have done some minimal amount of googling to pick a name that causes less confusion.
- forrestthewoods 1y agoNo > Newton extends and generalizes Warp's (deprecated) warp.sim module, and integrates MuJoCo Warp as its primary backend. It’s MuJoco GPU Edition. Nothing new or improved.
- erwincoumans 1y agoWell, MuJoCo initially used JAX for GPU (MJX) and MuJoCo Warp replaces MJX with better performance.
- user____name 1y agoMy first thoughts as well, it's a well established engine.
- swiftcoder 1y agoYeah, this is going to be confusing for sure
- materialpoint 1y agoNo, but the choice of name exudes a certain arrogance that aligns with the authors of MuJoCo. It's a very capable and robust engine, but the authors have been very condescending of other technologies and confusing the terms gaming with game. It certainly won't replace PhysX as they are designed for comparatively small scale simulations, however with instancing. For instance, MuJoCo doesn't have real broadphase that scales with large environments, but sticks with the old tried-and-true SAP. Neither does it have separate friction coefficients for slip, tying it into robotics, except maybe for the VDB solver.