NXP simplifies robotics system development
NXP’s unified robotics platform speeds robotic-system development with a modular, open-source SDK and prototype-ready reference designs. It is built on the NXP Neural Axis Architecture, a distributed foundation that securely connects sensing, real-time control, AI processing, and communications across robotic systems.
The hardware and software ecosystem lets developers scale from individual functions to complete physical AI systems. Its SDK and reference designs cover autonomy, sensing, flight control, and motor control applications for drones, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), and humanoid robots.
Designed to work with industry-standard robotics frameworks, the SDK integrates established open-source technologies such as PX4, Zephyr, and ROS 2. It also provides supported drivers, middleware, reference applications, configuration tools, and reusable software components. NXP’s reference designs draw on its broad hardware portfolio, combining secure processing, deterministic real-time control, and safety-ready system architectures.
The unified robotics platform is available now, with initial reference designs targeting drones. Additional enablement for service robots, AMRs, and other autonomous systems is expected in 2H 2027.
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