ToyBlocks: robot trained in simulation completes 50% of tasks on physical hardware

Ai2 trained a Molmo 2 + ManiFlow system in a virtual world of blocks and transferred it to a physical Franka FR3 robot.

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November 6, 2026

Ai2 trained a Molmo 2 + ManiFlow system in a virtual world of blocks and transferred it to a physical Franka FR3 robot.

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what matters in AI right now

01Alexa Shopping: order products on Amazon with a text description or photo05:00 PM
02Teammates: Perplexity's persistent AI agents available on Max for $200 a month02:55 PM
03Cosmos 3: 4 NVIDIA models with downloadable weights for robot and road scene simulationNovember 5
04GPT-6 Cyber: OpenAI model finds 81 new serious vulnerabilities in FirefoxNovember 5
05Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash: 720p video generation now costs 30% lessNovember 5