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Robbyant Launches Upgraded LingBot-VLA 2.0 AI Model for Advanced Robotics
Original from RoboticsAndAutomationNews.com: Robbyant unveils LingBot-VLA 2.0 universal AI model for embodied robots

Robbyant Launches Upgraded LingBot-VLA 2.0 AI Model for Advanced Robotics

Robbyant, a company specializing in embodied AI under Ant Group, has unveiled the upgraded LingBot-VLA 2.0 model. This next-generation vision-language-action model enhances morphological generalization, degrees of freedom support, and deployment efficiency, addressing a critical gap in the embodied AI industry.

The significance of LingBot-VLA 2.0 lies in its extensive pre-training on 60,000 hours of real-world data, which includes interactions from 20 different robot morphologies. This upgrade allows for improved whole-body control and dual-arm manipulation, achieving leading scores on benchmarks, thus demonstrating its effectiveness in industrial-scale deployment.

Looking ahead, the introduction of a version optimized for efficient post-training and a threefold increase in inference efficiency positions LingBot-VLA 2.0 as a strong contender for real-time commercial applications. No further timeline was disclosed at the time of publication.

Editor's Note

The launch of LingBot-VLA 2.0 highlights the ongoing evolution in embodied AI, particularly in addressing the challenges of universal brain capabilities for robotics. As companies strive for scalable solutions, advancements in AI models like this could significantly impact manufacturing and automation sectors, enhancing operational efficiency and flexibility.

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