Xiaomi's MiMo-V2.6-Pro cuts materials R&D cycle from a month to 2-3 days, 10x productivity
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-22
Xiaomi published a case study where MiMo-V2.6-Pro worked with its materials researchers and Prof. Jinhu Dou of Peking University to explore new MOF designs for capturing PFAS.
- The model reviewed literature and patents, proposed and checked design hypotheses, and ran computational "dry-lab" experiments to shortlist candidates
- The team estimates a 10x productivity gain, shortening the R&D cycle from one month to 2-3 days
- Prof. Dou said its work was on par with a well-trained doctoral researcher
Commenter teortaxesTex argues Xiaomi matters because it's not an LLM startup but a hardware giant making everything, and thus needs "industrial AGI".
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