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Microsoft released Rho-alpha, a Vision-Language-Action model that integrates tactile sensing for physical tasks. The model uses a split architecture with a Phi-based VLM backbone and a separate action expert module. Tactile data bypasses the VLM and is not tokenized, enabling faster physical reactions.
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