Hugging Face has released an open AI model called SmolVLA, trained on community-shared datasets. The lightweight model outperforms larger models in both virtual and real-world environments. The model aims to democratize access to vision-language-action models and accelerate research towards generalist robotic agents. Hugging Face is expanding its low-cost robotics hardware and software ecosystem, including LeRobot and Pollen Robotics, which offer inexpensive robotics systems, including humanoids, for purchase.
Hugging Face has released an open AI model called SmolVLA, trained on community-shared datasets. The lightweight model outperforms larger models in both virtual and real-world environments. The model aims to democratize access to vision-language-action models and accelerate research towards generalist robotic agents. Hugging Face is expanding its low-cost robotics hardware and software ecosystem, including LeRobot and Pollen Robotics, which offer inexpensive robotics systems, including humanoids, for purchase.