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Embodied AI and Robotics Scaling

Embodied AI and Robotics Scaling

Key Questions

What is RynnBrain 1.1 and its key achievement?

RynnBrain 1.1 is a cross-embodiment VLA model ranging from 2B to 122B parameters that achieves SOTA results on embodied benchmarks. Alibaba DAMO has scaled it to an open-weight 122B version deployed on multiple robots.

What contributions has Xiaomi made to robotics?

Xiaomi-Robotics-1 uses 100k hours of real-world trajectories and reaches SOTA performance on embodied tasks. It demonstrates practical scaling of robotics data collection.

What is Gritt and its recent funding?

Gritt exited stealth with $32M to develop AI-controlled robots for solar panel installation. The funding targets real-world deployment in solar energy and broader applications.

RynnBrain 1.1 (2B-122B) achieves SOTA on embodied benchmarks with cross-embodiment VLA, deployed on multiple real robots. Alibaba DAMO scales it to 122B open-weight. Xiaomi-Robotics-1 with 100k hours real-world trajectories also SOTA. Gritt exits stealth with $32M for AI-controlled solar panel installation, showing real-world deployment. Latent actions gaining traction.

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Updated Jul 22, 2026