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WorldArena 2.0 Challenge at IROS 2026 Adds Real-Robot and Online RL Tracks

JEPA、空间智能路线正面交锋:WorldArena 2.0 挑战赛开考「能不能被机器人真正用起来」| IROS 2026

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announces WorldArena 2.0 Challenge results
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WorldArena 2.0 Challenge, run by a Tsinghua-led team, released its final leaderboard on September 16 with three tracks covering video quality, world models as reinforcement learning environments, and real-robot manipulation. Visincept's WorldIncept won Track 1, Zhongguancun Academy's MW2 won Track 2, and Xiaomi Robotics' ViTacX topped Track 3, with total prize money of 7,000 USD. Organizers said contact-rich real-robot operation remains a bottleneck.

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