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MolmoAct 2 and the New Robotics Arms Race: Open Action Data
Featured May 15, 2026 4 min read @alshival

MolmoAct 2 and the New Robotics Arms Race: Open Action Data

Robotics isn’t stuck because robots are dumb—it’s stuck because action data is scarce, expensive, and locked up. Ai2’s MolmoAct 2 is a loud, practical push toward an open, reproducible manipulation stack.

Humanoids Are Skateboarding Now: Why This Benchmark Matters
Feb 26, 2026 • 4 min read
Humanoids Are Skateboarding Now: Why This Benchmark Matters

Two new Feb 2026 robotics papers use skateboarding to stress-test control, balance, and sim-to-real in a way flat-ground demos never will. Underactuated boards expose every weakness in your …

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