Robots, factories and AI: Kazakhstan launches major cooperation with NVIDIA

Kazakhstan aims to become one of the world's leading centres of Physical AI, a field of artificial intelligence that lets robots, driverless vehicles and automated factories operate in the real world. The topic was central to a visit to Astana by Jensen Huang, founder and head of NVIDIA.

Huang came at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development Zhaslan Madiyev. At the alem.ai International AI Center, he was presented with the national AI strategy and the country's computing capacity. Huang said Kazakhstan was the first country he had visited where the president declared AI development a national priority.

The national supercomputer Alem.Cloud runs on NVIDIA H200 chips and, according to a press release, ranks among the world's 100 most powerful. A Data Center Valley is planned in Ekibastuz, with initial capacity of 250 MW that could grow to 1 GW. In June 2026, Kazakhstan announced AI infrastructure agreements worth about $10 billion.