Black Forest Labs Unveils Flux 3 for Robots and Media, Targets Audi Rollout by Year-End
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Updated · WIRED · Jul 30
Black Forest Labs Unveils Flux 3 for Robots and Media, Targets Audi Rollout by Year-End
3 articles · Updated · WIRED · Jul 30
Summary
Black Forest Labs said Flux 3 can generate images, video and audio while also predicting robot actions, with an open-weight version due in the coming weeks.
Flux 3 is aimed at robotics because the startup believes video models can learn real-world physics; CEO Robin Rombach said the system maps video directly to actions instead of using a language layer.
Audi factories are already testing a custom Flux-Mimic version for car-building robots, especially robot hands fitting flexible parts such as window seals and cables, with a full rollout planned by the end of 2026.
The launch lands amid a wider fight over open versus closed AI: Black Forest Labs backed Nvidia's letter defending open-weight models, while Rombach warned a broad ban would hurt transparency, safety and innovation.
Black Forest Labs, now above 100 employees, raised $300 million at a $3.25 billion valuation last year, but Rombach said training Flux 3 required its most compute yet.