ZOZO Launches Open-Source GPU-Powered Physics Engine Capable of Resolving Over 180 Million Contacts

May 26, 2026
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Summary

ZOZO launches ppf-contact-solver, a free open-source GPU-accelerated physics engine that handles over 180 million contacts, deployable on cloud platforms and Windows, with Blender integration, LLM-driven simulation support, and commercial-friendly Apache 2.0 licensing.

Key Points

  • ZOZO, Inc. releases ppf-contact-solver, an open-source GPU-accelerated physics simulation engine capable of handling penetration-free contact resolution for shells, solids, and rods at massive scale, surpassing 180 million contacts in extreme cases.
  • The solver is deployable via a Windows native executable, Docker container, or major cloud platforms like AWS, Google Compute Engine, and vast.ai, and features a Blender add-on that allows users, including those on macOS, to run remote simulations and fetch results locally.
  • The project supports natural language-driven simulation through MCP server integration with LLMs, offers fully documented Python APIs via JupyterLab, and is licensed under Apache 2.0, permitting free commercial and proprietary use.

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