Kit 108.1 Release Highlights#
Release Date: October 2025
Omniverse Kit SDK 108.1 delivers critical improvements for industrial digital twin, robotics, and simulation workflows, with a focus on reliability, performance, and future-proofing. This release continues the platform’s rapid evolution, introducing foundational upgrades, expanded hardware support, and enhanced developer experience.
What’s New in Kit SDK 108.1#
Storage Improvements#
Content Browser#
Content browser now supports adding connections to S3, Azure, and Custom connections in addition to Nucleus and local drives.
Observability & Logging#
Kit’s observability stack is upgraded to better support OpenTelemetry (OTel) standards, improving integration with cloud services and debugging.
Key Benefits:
OpenTelemetry Support: Log messages and telemetry now support OTel formatting and transmission.
Centralized Metrics: OmniMetrics and OmniTrace are now integrated into Carbonite, providing unified observability.
Improved Logging: Cleaner, more debuggable logs and new guidelines for extension developers.
Sensor and Rendering Enhancements#
Ghost Lights: A new method of controlling indirect illumination from invisible lights that is more consistent.
Per-Camera Exposure Control Exposure can now be controlled per-camera as opposed to a global setting for all cameras.
Note: For a comprehensive overview of all new features, improvements, and fixes, please refer to the detailed RTX Renderer 108.1 Release Notes.
Platform and Developer Experience#
NumPy 2.x Compatibility: All core Kit SDK extensions are now compatible with NumPy 2.x, ensuring seamless integration with the latest scientific computing workflows. In the next major Kit SDK release, NumPy 2.x will become the default version.
Additional Resources#
For migration and detailed technical notes, please refer to the Kit 108.0 Migration Guide.