Jul 26, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

How 30,000 Hours of Tactile Data Give Embodied AI a Real “Sense of Touch”

NeoteAI and Fudan University release a 30,000‑hour visual‑tactile dataset and three models—NeoForce, VTLA and TWAM—that demonstrate tactile scaling, predictive touch for VLA, and multimodal world‑model integration, achieving up to 99% task success and proving touch as a core building block for embodied intelligence.

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How 30,000 Hours of Tactile Data Give Embodied AI a Real “Sense of Touch”

Xiaomi Tech

Mar 2, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

How Xiaomi’s Tactile‑Enabled Robot Graduates from Lab to Automotive Assembly Line

The article details Xiaomi Robotics' transition of its VLA‑based robot with TacRefineNet tactile perception from laboratory experiments to a real automotive factory, achieving a 90.2% dual‑side success rate over three hours while meeting a 76‑second production cycle, and explains the end‑to‑end data‑driven control, multimodal sensing, whole‑body motion strategy, failure cases, and open resources.

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How Xiaomi’s Tactile‑Enabled Robot Graduates from Lab to Automotive Assembly Line