# NVIDIA opens ASPIRE, a robotics agent that stores skills as code

> Source: <https://runtimewire.com/article/nvidia-aspire-robotics-agent-v1-open-source>
> Published: 2026-10-16 23:09:47+00:00

# NVIDIA opens ASPIRE, a robotics agent that stores skills as code

**Jim Fan's team says the system can refine robot-control programs and reuse successful skills, with reported benchmark results reaching 99%.**

        By [Ryan Merket](https://runtimewire.com/author/ryan-merket)
        · Published 

Primary source: [X](https://x.com/DrJimFan/status/2111128797181567466)

## Why it matters

ASPIRE puts a reusable software layer between general-purpose AI models and robot hardware: successful control programs can accumulate as skills, while performance still depends on the model, benchmark conditions and safeguards around generated code.

NVIDIA researcher [Jim Fan (@DrJimFan)](https://x.com/DrJimFan) announced ASPIRE v1.0 in an [October 16th thread on X](https://x.com/DrJimFan/status/2111128797181567466), releasing an agentic robotics framework built to improve robot behavior by revising programs and saving working skills. The [ASPIRE project](https://research.nvidia.com/labs/gear/aspire/) is part of NVIDIA Research's Generalist Embodied Agent Research group, not a standalone startup.