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Alibaba

on Tuesday launched an artificial intelligence model designed to power robotics, as more tech giants push into the fast-growing field.

The model, called RynnBrain, is designed to help robots comprehend the physical world around them and identify objects.

One video released by Alibaba’s DAMO Academy shows a robot identifying fruit and putting it in a basket. While these tasks seem simple, they involve complex AI that governs a robot’s understanding of individual items as well as movement.