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Ai2’s MolmoAct 2 Is the Open Robot Model Built for the Real World
In the race to build robots that can work reliably in the physical world, proprietary models have held a clear advantage. However, that edge is narrowing. The Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) on Thursday released its next-generation MolmoAct model, which outperforms popular rival, Physical Intelligence’s (PI) π0.5, across simulations, zero-shot real-world tasks, and third-party evaluations. […]
Ai2 Rethinks Robotics Training With a Simulation-First Approach to Physical AI
Researchers at the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) say they’ve achieved a breakthrough in physical AI: zero-shot sim-to-real transfer. This milestone allows robotic models trained entirely in simulation to perform tasks in the real world without requiring any real-world data, making it significantly easier to move knowledge from virtual training to actual robots. To mark […]
AWS Launches Strands Labs as a Sandbox for Exploring Autonomous AI
Last summer, Amazon Web Services (AWS) introduced Strands Agents, an open-source SDK that lets developers build and run AI agents with just a few lines of code. The project has since gained momentum, exceeding 14 million downloads. And now, the company is introducing its next step: Strands Labs, a new GitHub organization aimed at helping […]
AWS and Nvidia Partner With MassRobotics to Fuel Robotics’ Physical AI Future
MassRobotics is partnering with Nvidia and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to launch the Physical AI Fellowship, a program designed to invest in and support robotics startups developing physical AI solutions. Eight companies have been named to the inaugural Fall 2025 cohort, all of which receive AWS credits, access to Nvidia’s hardware and software stack, along […]
Dyna Robotics Secures $120 Million from Nvidia, Samsung, and Amazon to Bring General-Purpose Robots to Market
Dyna Robotics, the startup behind the Dynamism v1 (DYNA-1) robot, has raised $120 million in new funding. The Series A investment round was led by Robostrategy, CRV, and First Round Capital, with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Nvidia’s venture arm NVentures, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, Samsung Next, and LG Technology Ventures. The company disclosed it will […]
Ai2’s MolmoAct Trains Robots to Think in 3D Before Acting in Reality
Ai2, or the Allen Institute for AI, is unveiling a new class of models designed to help robots move through the world with greater spatial awareness. Known as Action Reasoning Models (ARM), it’s billed as giving machines spatial awareness that text-based inputs alone can’t deliver. The first in this ARM family is MolmoAct, an open-source […]
Dyna Robotics Unveils DYNA-1, a Robot Model Promising Performance Out of the Box
Amazon may be recognized as a company heavily experimenting with robots in its warehouses, but Dyna Robotics is aiming to push the entire field forward. The startup aims to deliver commercialized robots that can perform straight out of the box in any environment, producing high-quality results with exceptional throughput. Today, it takes a significant leap […]
Welcome to Hotel AI
Editor’s Note: This post about hoteliers using AI was originally published on the now-defunct All Turtles blog in July 2018. You can read other articles I’ve written for that site here. It’s 2 a.m. on Thursday morning by the time you’ve arrived at the hotel and no one is around. Weary after traveling all day, you approach […]
Can AI Build You a Better Burger?
Editor’s Note: This post about Creator Burger was originally published on the now-defunct All Turtles blog in June 2018. You can read other articles I’ve written for that site here. There are burgers and then there are burgers. It’s hard to describe what makes a great burger, but you’ll know it when you taste it. […]