IBL News | New York
French startup Mistral AI announced last week a new robotics navigation model, called Robostral Navigate, thereby expanding into the field of physical artificial intelligence.
The new model lets robots navigate complex environments using a single camera and basic language prompts.
Robostral Navigate is hardware-agnostic, meaning the model can be deployed on any robot fleet, enabling autonomous navigation and achieving 76.6% success. It’s an 8B model built with simulated data and token-efficient techniques.
The company showed its behavior [see video below] with a plain-language instruction and moved a robot through an environment:
“Leave the lobby, walk through the corridor, enter the supply room, and stop to face the second shelf.”
In May, Mistral — which positions itself as Europe’s answer to Silicon Valley’s dominance in AI — announced it was expanding into advanced manufacturing, striking deals with new customers Airbus SE and BMW AG. The Paris-based company is currently working with European governments and companies seeking sovereign solutions and is building cloud computing facilities that it will manage in France and Sweden.
Mistral is in talks to raise around €3 billion ($3.4 billion) at a €20 billion valuation.
