Microsoft
US software and cloud company whose research arm builds AI models, including the Rho-alpha robotics model.
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Microsoft develops software, cloud services and AI models. Its Microsoft Research division introduced Rho-alpha, the company's first robotics model, in January 2026, derived from the Phi vision-language model family and offered to robot makers through a research early access program ahead of availability on Microsoft Foundry.
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- ProductMicrosoft enters the robot model race with Rho-alpha, a Phi-based model that adds touch and learns from human corrections
- FundingFigure raises more than $1 billion in Parkway-led Series C at a $39 billion valuation, 15 times its 2024 price
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