Microsoft introduces Rho-alpha, an AI that understands human commands and controls two-armed robots with near-human precision.

Microsoft’s Rho-alpha pushes robots beyond assembly lines using language commands, tactile sensing, and heavy simulation ...

The Rho-alpha model incorporates sensor modalities such as tactile feedback and is trained with human guidance, says ...

Microsoft launched Rho-alpha in late January 2026, a robot model that uses vision, language, and touch sensors for two-armed tasks.

Designed to improve robots’ reasoning, the Rho-alpha vision-language-action model marks Microsoft’s offering in the growing field of physical AI.