# “Can Qwen directly control the robot as well as GPT-6 Astra?”

Digest AI · Robotics & Physical AI · published 2026-11-03T17:03:57Z

Canonical: https://digestai.news/story/can-qwen-directly-control-the-robot-as-well-as-gpt-6-astra

## Summary

uni-robot-agent, an open-source framework for robotics agents, now supports direct control via its latest release (v0.1.1). The project integrates with **Codex** and **Claude Code** runtimes and introduces two modes: **Direct** (using robot tools) and **Hybrid** (combining tools with compatible action models like **Pi0.5**). It also fixes setup issues in **RoboDojo** and adds automatic robot configuration for isolated simulators.

The framework emphasizes **unified**, **efficient**, and **modular** design, allowing users to replace components like agent runtimes or model providers. It runs on Linux GPU hosts with Python 3.11 and includes a dashboard for monitoring. While physical-robot integration is not yet supported, the project cites a paper (*Democratizing Robot-Use Agents*) and is licensed under **MIT**. Future updates will address real-robot deployment.

## Key points

- uni-robot-agent v0.1.1 adds direct robot control via **Codex**, **Claude Code**, and **Pi0.5** action models
- Supports **RoboDojo** simulator with RGB-only mode and automatic robot configuration fixes
- Open-source project licensed under **MIT**, with real-robot integrations planned for later

## Why it matters

This framework lowers the barrier for researchers and developers to test robotics agents without needing proprietary hardware, accelerating open-source innovation in physical AI.

## Sources

1. [“Can Qwen directly control the robot as well as GPT-6 Astra?”](https://github.com/Open-RUA/uni-robot-agent) (github.com, 2026-11-03, primary source)

## Cite

Digest AI, "“Can Qwen directly control the robot as well as GPT-6 Astra?”", 3 November 2026, https://digestai.news/story/can-qwen-directly-control-the-robot-as-well-as-gpt-6-astra

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