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May 6, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Beyond VLA: How Tactile Sensing Redefines Embodied AI with VTLA

In an IEEE Spectrum interview, robotics veteran Wang Yu argues that the vision‑language‑action (VLA) paradigm lacks the physical feedback needed for reliable manipulation, proposes a vision‑tactile‑language‑action (VTLA) framework, and details the open‑source Daimon‑Infinity tactile dataset and sensor technology that aim to reshape embodied AI.