资本重仓端侧物理AI:前海母基金数亿元押注,Om AI联汇加速端侧AI商业化落地

TL;DR - Om AI 联汇 raised several hundred million yuan and open-sourced VLX-Seek 1.5, an edge-native multimodal model for physical AI. The funding will support model development and commercialization across embodied devices, PCs, and assistive wearables.

• VLX-Seek 1.5 targets continuous perception, precise localization, and action decision-making directly on edge devices.
• The company says its 3B model outperforms NVIDIA LocateAnything-3B on several metrics, improving embodied-drone accuracy by 62.9% and reducing false positives by 74.8%.
• VLX-based products include OttoBox AI Studio for AI PCs and Homer AI, a wearable visual assistant reportedly serving nearly 100,000 visually impaired users.
• The funding round was led by Qianhai Fund of Funds, with participation from Hangzhou’s industrial fund and other investors.