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vivo Robotics Team Wins ICRA 2026 AGIBOT World Challenge Reasoning to Action Track

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With top performance across two global challenges at ICRA 2026, vivo demonstrates the robustness and transferability of its robotics capabilities in real-world environments.

SHENZHEN, China, June 11, 2026  /PRNewswire/ — vivo is proud to announce that the company’s PrismBot robotics team won the Reasoning to Action Track at the ICRA 2026 AGIBOT World Challenge, held recently in Vienna as part of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, a leading international robotics conference.

The vivo robotics team secured first place in the real-robot final with a decisive lead, demonstrating the strength of its technical approach in translating task understanding into action decisions in complex real-world environments. vivo advanced to the top in a highly competitive field that attracted 526 teams from across 27 countries and regions.

The vivo robotics team also received recognition for its strong performance in the Whole Body Control Track, ranking among the top three global teams, further underscoring the company’s robust R&D and deep technical capabilities in embodied intelligence.

These results reflect vivo’s broader strategy to build a perception system based on its imaging technologies and develop an AI-powered robot “brain” to help bring intelligent capabilities into the physical world, as outlined by Hu Baishan, President and COO at vivo, President of vivo Central Research Institute at the Boao Forum for Asia 2026.

Integrated Intelligence and Execution Drive vivo’s Reasoning to Action Track Win

The AGIBOT World Challenge, held as part of ICRA 2026, is one of the most demanding international competitions in embodied intelligence. The competition sets a high technical threshold, emphasizes real-world deployment, and uses rigorous real-robot testing to evaluate the performance of participating systems.

Its main competition, the Reasoning to Action Track, focuses on a core challenge in embodied intelligence: translating task understanding into action decisions. The track combines online simulation evaluation with offline real-robot testing in Vienna, with scoring based on task completion rates in real environments, long-horizon stability, and generalization across complex scenarios.

This innovative competition format moves beyond the industry’s reliance on simulation data alone, focusing on bridging the gap between simulation and real-world deployment. Participating models must independently complete intent understanding, task decomposition, sub-goal sequencing, and exception recovery in real environments and then reliably translate the full decision-making process into physical execution through a robotic arm.

To address complex long-horizon tasks and real-world environmental interference, the vivo robotics team developed a training and inference framework centered on keyframe optimization and contrastive learning. Keyframe loss weighting helps the model learn critical action points more effectively, while contrastive learning significantly reduces the semantic gap between text-based instructions and physical action execution.

Top-Three Finish in Whole Body Control Track Validates the Transferability of vivo’s Technical Approach

In the Whole Body Control Track held alongside ICRA 2026, robots were required to autonomously pick up specified products in a realistic supermarket scenario and accurately place them into a shopping cart. The track addresses real challenges in retail environments, including diverse product categories, changing spatial layouts, complex semantic understanding, instruction following, and action generalization.

The vivo robotics team secured a top-three placement by successfully applying the same reasoning to action-centered technical system to the whole-body control scenario, using keyframe loss weighting to improve grasping accuracy and contrastive learning to better identify grasping directions.

The result further validates the transferability and engineering robustness of vivo’s technical approach across different task types.

Defining the Next Generation of Smart Devices, Starting from the Home Environment

Competitions are a valuable testbed for technology and offer a glimpse into the next wave of innovation. Looking ahead to the evolution of smart devices over the next decade, vivo believes robots will become another important gateway for personal and household use after smartphones.

vivo has chosen the home as a starting point for its robotics research and development because home environments place high demands on long-horizon tasks, dual-arm collaboration, fine manipulation, reasoning, and decision-making. These capabilities closely align with those tested at ICRA 2026.

Focusing on home scenarios, the vivo robotics team is moving from teleoperation toward autonomous intelligence, gradually improving the executability and scalable validation of complex tasks. Building on its experience in device systems, imaging capabilities, and global product development, vivo is developing a robotics capability system that combines hardware and software and continues to evolve over time.

The ICRA 2026 awards mark an important milestone in vivo’s long-term work in robotics. The next challenge is to bring embodied intelligence into everyday home environments. vivo will continue to invest in this field as it explores the next generation of smart devices and creates better user experiences through meaningful innovation.

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About vivo

vivo is a technology company that creates great products based on a user-oriented value, with smart devices and intelligent services as its core. The company aims to build a bridge between humans and the digital world. Through unique creativity, vivo provides users with an increasingly convenient mobile and digital life. Following the company’s core values, which include Benfen*, user-orientation, design-driven value, continuous learning, and team spirit, vivo has implemented a sustainable development strategy with the vision of developing into a healthier, more sustainable world-class corporation.

While bringing together and developing the best local talents to deliver excellence, vivo is supported by a network of R&D centers in Shenzhen, Dongguan, Nanjing, Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Xi’an and more cities, focusing on the development of state-of-the-art consumer technologies, including 5G, artificial intelligence, industrial design, imaging system and other up-and-coming technologies. vivo has also set up an intelligent manufacturing network (including those authorized by vivo), with an annual production capacity of nearly 200 million smartphones. As of now, vivo has branched out its sales network across more than 60 countries and regions and is loved by more than 500 million users worldwide.

*”Benfen” is a term describing the attitude on doing the right things and doing things right – which is the ideal description of vivo’s mission to create value for society.

Stay informed of the latest vivo news at https://www.vivo.com/en/about-vivo/news 

 

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Casio and ROLI Bring Innovative Piano Learning Experience to the Next Generation of Musicians

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ROLI Learn for CASIO combines Casio keyboards with interactive lessons, licensed songs, and
gamified instruction tailored for today’s first-time musicians

ROLI Learn for CASIO combines compatible keyboards with interactive lessons, licensed songs and gamified learning tools.Casio and ROLI launch a connected platform supporting creativity, self-guided learning and musical growth for all skill levels.Available in five launch markets and on both iOS and Android, ROLI Learn for CASIO provides access to more than 1,200 songs and 350+ guided lessons.

ROCKAWAY, N.J., June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Casio, a global leader in electronic musical instruments, today announced a strategic partnership with Luminary ROLI Limited, the UK-based music technology innovator known for reimagining how people learn, create, and experience music.

The collaboration launches with ROLI Learn for CASIO, an interactive music-learning platform that helps beginners quickly experience the rewards of making real music.

Available beginning today in the U.S., Germany, France, the U.K., and Japan for iOS and Android devices, the app provides compatible Casio keyboard users with access to the award-winning ROLI Learn platform via a connected learning ecosystem focused on creativity, engagement, and self-expression.

Built on the idea that modern musicians learn differently than previous generations, ROLI Learn for CASIO combines licensed music, interactive lessons, and gamified progression to help first-time players start making music immediately. Compatible Casio instruments include Privia PX-S series, CDP-S360, and select Casiotone and CELVIANO models when paired with the WU-BT10 Bluetooth® MIDI & Audio Adapter, with additional models planned for the future.

The platform includes:

More than 1,200 songs from an expanding licensed music library, with 50 Casio exclusives300+ interactive video lessons with four expert instructors450+ chord and scale exercisesMultiple learning modes progressing from gamified play to traditional notationProgressive lessons that guide players toward music-reading skills

“The future of music products is in the connected experience, adapting to where you are in your journey and keeping you inspired to learn, create, and play,” said Brian Piccolo, Senior General Manager for Casio’s Sound and Innovation Division. “Today’s musicians want to start playing recognizable music quickly, interact visually with technology, and feel creatively rewarded from the very beginning. Our collaboration with ROLI enables Casio to deliver a music-making experience that feels modern, approachable, personalized, and inspiring.”

“Having grown up with Casio products since childhood, what truly inspires me about Casio is how it has invented amazing new technologies and devices and then turned them into beautifully designed products that get more and more accessible over time,” said Roland Lamb, founder of ROLI. “I am delighted to collaborate with Casio, a company that has consistently created new musical cultures and lifestyles.”

Casio views the collaboration as part of a broader effort to encourage long-term musical engagement among beginner players by making music learning more accessible, motivating, and creatively rewarding.

Pricing and Availability
ROLI Learn for CASIO is now available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Users receive a 30-day free trial, followed by subscription options at $14.99 per month or $119 per year.

For more information about ROLI Learn for CASIO, visit: https://www.casio.com/us/electronic-musical-instruments/app/rolilearnforcasio/

To learn more about the Casio and ROLI collaboration, visit: https://www.casio.com/us/electronic-musical-instruments/brands/interview/rolicasio/

About Casio America, Inc.
Casio America, Inc., Rockaway, N.J., is the U.S. subsidiary of Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of consumer electronics and business equipment solutions. Established in 1957, Casio America, Inc. markets calculators, keyboards, digital cameras, mobile presentation devices, disc title and label printers, watches, cash registers and other consumer electronic products. Casio has strived to fulfill its corporate creed of “creativity and contribution” through the introduction of innovative and imaginative products. For more information, visit www.casio.com/us.

About ROLI
ROLI is a human-centric music technology company, with a mission to ‘free the music’. ROLI has established itself as a leading innovator in music technology, with pioneering breakthroughs including Seaboard, BLOCKS, Piano M, Airwave, and a pivotal role in establishing MPE. See ROLI.com for more information.

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AI Enablement Through Human Skills: New Learning-Focused AI Center of Excellence to Help Organizations Advance from AI Experimentation to Measurable Business Performance

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AXIOM Learning Solutions, experts in workforce skills development, introduces new focus to support AI enablement strategy and workforce capability development to help organizations focus and realize value from AI investments.

WESTBOROUGH, Mass., June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — AXIOM Learning Solutions (AXIOM) today announced the launch of a specialized practice area focused on helping organizations address one of the most common and difficult challenges of the AI era: turning AI activity into sustained capability.

“Using AI tools doesn’t necessarily create value. We’re focused on the skills development and performance support that’s needed to make AI a practical and measurable contributor to business performance.”

The AXIOM AI Center of Excellence addresses the reality of AI adoption: in many cases, employees are using AI tools, teams are piloting new processes and new applications, and leaders are making budget decisions with AI enablement in mind. But many companies lack the structure, workforce readiness, implementation support, and iterative improvement structures necessary to show meaningful value from AI investments. Through this team, AXIOM assists organizations in closing the gap between AI initiatives, human skills, and business goals, with skills development and workforce learning services that meet companies wherever they are on their AI journey.

“People everywhere are using AI, but use of the tools doesn’t necessarily create value,” explained AXIOM partner Jason Ruff. “The real opportunity is helping the workforce to use AI effectively and responsibly in the ways that add the most value to the business. Our AI enablement practice is designed to focus on the skills and support that are needed to make AI a more practical and measurable contributor to business performance.”

The AI Center of Excellence builds on AXIOM’s established strengths in learning and development contingent staffing, strategic consulting, custom learning content, and training delivery. Through the new offering, AXIOM will support clients in four core areas:

AI needs assessment: Identify current AI activity, readiness gaps, workforce capability needs, and opportunities for business impact.

Prioritization and roadmap support: Help leaders focus on the AI use cases and initiatives which have the most compelling and likely effect on productivity, quality, decision-making, or other operational performance metrics.

Workforce enablement and skills development: Creating role-based training, learning content, workshops, playbooks, job aids, and other performance support to help employees use AI confidently and productively.

Implementation support, measurement, and iteration: Provide expert consultants to support learning program delivery, measurement, and to identify further opportunities to improve AI enablement over time.

AXIOM Learning Solutions is a learning services organization, and as such, the AI Center of Excellence is not a technology-driven offering. Instead, the approach centers on business performance and human skills, which is the core connection needed to connect AI-enabled process into business outcomes.

“Successful adoption of AI requires more than just the tools,” said AXIOM partner Herb Blanchard. “With the AI Center of Excellence, we’re able to connect the expertise of our consultant network with companies who are focused on translating AI into a long-term and meaningful source of competitive advantage.”

AXIOM’s AI Center of Excellence is available to support organizations of all sizes, in any industry, and at any stage of AI adoption. Services may be delivered as targeted consulting engagements, training and enablement initiatives, content development projects, implementation support, staff augmentation, or ongoing AI enablement support.

For more information about AXIOM’s AI Center of Excellence, visit https://www.axiomlearningsolutions.com/ai-center-of-excellence.

About AXIOM Learning Solutions

AXIOM Learning Solutions helps organizations meet their learning and development goals through contingent L&D staffing, strategic consulting, custom learning content, and training delivery. With access to a broad network of learning and development professionals, AXIOM supports organizations that need to add capacity, close skills gaps, deliver projects quickly, and improve the performance of learning programs. To learn more, visit axiomlearningsolutions.com.

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Globee® Awards for Impact, Now in Its 19th Year, Invite Government Agencies and Public Sector Organizations Worldwide to Nominate Their Achievements

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Recognizing local, regional, and global achievements in public service, citizen engagement, digital transformation, community impact, innovation, and organizational excellence

SAN FRANCISCO, June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Globee® Awards, organizers of merit-based, data-driven business awards programs with worldwide participation that recognize achievements across industries, announced that entries are currently being accepted for the 19th Annual Globee® Awards for Impact, inviting government agencies and public sector organizations worldwide to nominate their achievements for consideration.

Learn more and submit your entries at: https://globeeawards.com/impact/

Government agencies and public sector organizations play an important role in delivering services, improving communities, advancing innovation, and supporting economic and social development. The Globee® Awards for Impact recognize achievements demonstrating measurable outcomes and positive contributions across public service environments.

Open to public sector organizations worldwide, the awards recognize achievements from government departments, agencies, commissions, authorities, municipalities, regional organizations, and other public service entities operating at local, regional, national, and international levels.

The Globee® Awards for Impact recognize achievements across category groups including products and services, company and organization, individual and team, and brand, communication and creative. These recognitions are part of 10 awards programs that collectively reflect achievements across business, technology, leadership, innovation, and organizational impact.

Nominations are welcomed for local, regional, and global achievements, ensuring that impactful public sector initiatives and measurable outcomes at every level have the opportunity to be recognized.

Entries are evaluated through a merit-based, data-driven process involving participation from experienced professionals across multiple industries worldwide. Evaluations are conducted through a structured, consistent, and transparent framework based on defined scoring criteria.

Entries are open to government agencies and public sector organizations worldwide.

About the Globee® Awards

The Globee® Awards are organizers of merit-based, data-driven business awards programs with worldwide participation. Through 10 awards programs, the Globee® Awards recognize achievements across multiple industries and sectors. The programs use a structured evaluation approach involving participation from professionals across various industries.

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