MetAI Debuts AI-Powered Controller Simulator

MetAI, a Taiwanese startup working with AI-powered digital twins to accelerate Physical AI and industrial automation, showcased its latest technology developments at NVIDIA GTC 2025. Bridging operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) through simulation technologies, MetAI aims to explore efficiencies in how industries design, validate and optimize automation solutions, the company explains.

MetAI introduced its Controller Simulator, a new technology concept that brings controller logic simulation directly into digital twins—allowing businesses to test, refine, and visualize automation workflows such as PLC programming within a physically accurate, AI-powered virtual environment.

The Controller Simulator enables engineers to create, simulate, and validate automation logic (such as PLC codes) directly inside applications developed on the NVIDIA Omniverseplatform and NVIDIA Isaac Sim, reducing testing time and enhancing cross-team collaboration.

Expected key benefits include:

• Intuitive Logic Design: Design automation logic using a ladder diagram user interface.
• Digital Twin Integration: The Controller Simulator integrates with NVIDIA Omniverse-based digital twins simulations allowing users to validate PLC logic in a physically accurate simulation environment before real-world deployment.
• AI-Powered Copilot Assistance: AI Agents assist users in generating and optimizing automation logic.
• Seamless PLC Deployment: The finalized logic is immediately deployable to physical PLCs without additional conversion steps.
• Aligned with NVIDIA "Mega" Blueprint Vision for Industrial AI

MetAI is an early adopter of "Mega," an NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint for testing multi-robot fleets at scale in industrial digital twins.

As a member of NVIDIA Inception, MetAI is working with NVIDIA to explore new workflows that combine NVIDIA Omniverse, Isaac Sim, and MetAI's own generative and simulation technologies.

About MetAI

MetAI is an NVIDIA-backed startup at the forefront of AI-powered digital twins and industrial automation simulation, enabling the next wave of Physical AI. By integrating 3D, AI, and robotics simulation, MetAI helps industries train AI agents, optimize automation workflows, and build scalable simulation environments to bridge the gap between virtual design and real-world execution.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.