Newton physics engine ships FBA solver, enabling cloth sim2real in minutes
ChongZzZhang · x · 2026-11-11
Chong Zhang highlights FBA (Fast But Accurate), a solver for deformable object manipulation now integrated into the Newton physics engine via collaboration with PranaLabs. The team openly demonstrates full sim2real transfer for cloth manipulation — vision in, action out — with policies learned in minutes to hours, addressing ongoing debates about which solver is most physically realistic. Work led by Siyuan Luo (PranaLabs), with sim2real transfer by Zhengtao Han.
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