Ant Group's Robbyant has introduced the LingBot-Vision model, a groundbreaking visual perception technology designed for robots. This innovative model, which operates with just 1.1 billion parameters, significantly outperforms traditional systems in depth estimation and object boundary recognition. By enhancing robots' ability to comprehend intricate environments, LingBot-Vision represents a major leap forward in the field of embodied intelligence. The technology has been made available as open-source, fostering further advancements and collaboration within the robotics community.
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Original from leaderobot.com: Ant Group Launches Open Source LingBot-Vision: A Breakthrough in Robotic Vision Technology
Ant Group Launches Open Source LingBot-Vision: A Breakthrough in Robotic Vision Technology
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