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The boundaries of artificial intelligence technology are constantly expanding. AIbase learned from social media that MiniMax, a Chinese AI startup, recently announced the official launch of its MiniMax MCP Server. This server allows users to access various capabilities, including video generation, image generation, voice generation, and voice cloning, simply through text input. It's compatible with multiple mainstream MCP clients, providing developers and creators with a powerful multimodal AI tool. Below is AIbase's in-depth analysis of this significant release.

StepStar Technology team officially announced the launch of its new multimodal reasoning model, Step-R1-V-Mini. This release marks a significant breakthrough in multimodal collaborative reasoning, injecting new vitality into the further development of AI technology. Step-R1-V-Mini supports image and text input with text output, demonstrating strong instruction following capabilities and versatility. It can accurately perceive images and complete complex reasoning tasks.

Researchers in China have unveiled the world's first three-dimensional atlas of a brain-computer interface at the micrometer scale. This groundbreaking achievement significantly improves the safety and precision of brain surgery involving BCIs.

Recently, a miniature deep-sea multi-modal robot jointly developed by Beihang University, the Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Zhejiang University, was successfully published in the top international academic journal Science Robotics. This robot has milestone significance in ocean exploration and scientific research, particularly in deep-sea applications. Measuring less than 50 centimeters long and weighing only 1500 grams, this remarkable robot can perform multi-modal movement at a depth of 10,000 meters. This means it can not only swim, but also glide and crawl, demonstrating exceptional capabilities.

Kunlun Wanwei has open-sourced its Skywork R1V multimodal reasoning model, marking a significant advancement in Chinese AI capabilities. This powerful model represents a major leap forward in the field.

Android Studio now integrates Gemini, enabling developers to upload images and receive corresponding UI code. This new multimodal functionality simplifies UI development by leveraging AI-powered image processing and code generation.

On March 6th, the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI) announced the open-sourcing of its multimodal vector model, BGE-VL. This achievement marks a significant breakthrough in the field of multimodal retrieval. The BGE-VL model achieves state-of-the-art results on various multimodal retrieval tasks, including image-text retrieval and compositional image retrieval, significantly improving the performance of multimodal retrieval.

Samsung recently announced that the Galaxy S25 series launched in the Chinese market will now integrate the DeepSeek-R1 large language model, significantly enhancing its AI functionality. According to Samsung China, users can access features including in-depth reasoning, internet search, emotional intelligence, contextual memory, and visual analysis without downloading additional apps or registering accounts. Simply update the Samsung Members app to the latest version or access DeepSeek-R1 through Samsung's Smart Home or Bixby's SmartThings.