# Bad Influence story: Ant Lingbo's embodied AI challenge advances 15 teams from 1,855 to final round

Active · 2 articles · 1 source · First reported 10-27 05:00. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/4bb08e77-6163-405c-aa60-503b7089c43e

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Latest update (11-09 04:16): Robbyant names 15 finalists for its embodied AI model challenge

Overview: Robbyant, the Ant Group unit behind the Lingbo embodied AI model, announces 15 finalist teams for its first embodied large-model challenge, selected from 1,855 teams and 3,252 contestants worldwide. The 59 contestants on the finalist teams will compete in person. The finals run 48 hours on real robots in Shanghai's Zhangjiang district on November 14–15, using LingBot-VLA 2.0 on Robbyant Forge and the COBOT MAGIC platform.

The finalist list was released on November 6, according to the Leiphone report.

Coverage timeline (newest first):
1. 11-09 04:16 · Leiphone · [Robbyant names 15 finalists for its embodied AI model challenge](https://badinfluence.news/items/qegomwst1qfhl554m4kbmv1hu)
2. 10-27 05:00 · Leiphone · [Ant Lingbo's embodied model challenge draws 1,855 teams ahead of final round](https://badinfluence.news/items/p1l6m7xefwj7rs2o6dv6ep3iq)
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