Runway acquires Kinetix team for 3D motion and robotics world models
c_valenzuelab · x · 2026-09-08
Runway announced the Kinetix team is joining the company. The Paris-based team specializes in 3D human motion and physically grounded video generation, which will advance Runway's research into world models for robotics.
The acqui-hire strengthens Runway's European presence as it works toward simulating the world.
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