BLACK FOREST LABS LAUNCHES FLUX 3 ACTION ROBOTICS AI
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Black Forest Labs has entered the robotics space with FLUX 3 Action, an open-source AI model that processes camera feeds to direct robot movements. The 7-billion-parameter model sets performance records while running significantly faster than competing systems.
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