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Ai2 releases MolmoAct 2, enhancing robot intelligence in the real world

May 5, 2026Allen Institute for AI

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Seattle-based artificial intelligence research institute Ai2, the Allen Institute for AI, today announced its next-generation open-source foundation artificial intelligence models, aimed at enabling robots to operate in the real world, with MolmoAct 2. Last August, the company released its first ite

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