NVIDIA GTC 2026: OpenClaw Robotics Platform, Vera CPU Launch, and $1T Sales Backlog Announced

Summary

At NVIDIA's GTC 2026, CEO Jensen Huang made several major announcements including the launch of OpenClaw, an open robotics platform, and the Vera CPU, which marks NVIDIA's entry into the CPU market to complement its GPU ecosystem. Perhaps most notably, Huang disclosed that NVIDIA has accumulated a $1 trillion sales backlog projected through 2027, signaling extraordinary demand for AI infrastructure and compute capacity from hyperscalers and enterprises. The Vera CPU represents NVIDIA's strategy