Alibaba's Qwen Team Launches Qwen-Robot Suite: Foundation Models for Embodied AI
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Jose Antonio Lanz
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Alibaba's Qwen team has released the Qwen-Robot Suite, a set of three foundation models for embodied intelligence: Qwen-RobotNav (mobility), Qwen-RobotManip (manipulation), and Qwen-RobotWorld (physics simulation). Together, they form a full-stack operating system for robotics, comparable to Android's role in mobile. Alibaba is uniquely positioned in China as the only company spanning chips, cloud, models, serving platforms, and applications, making robotics the most physical expression of its AI strategy.
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bskyAlibaba's Qwen Team Launches Qwen-Robot Suite: Foundation Models for Embodied AIdecrypt.coKey quotes
· 4 pulledAlibaba's Qwen team dropped the Qwen-Robot Suite on Tuesday: three foundation models forming what they call a 'full stack for embodied intelligence.'
Together, they're the Android moment for robotics—the operating system, not the hardware.
Alibaba is right now the only company in China spanning chips, cloud, models, serving platforms, and applications.
For the company, robotics is the most physical expression of that bet.
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