Skin Tokens auto-rigs 3D crabs, beetles, and humans alike
Researchers just unveiled SkinTokens and TokenRig, an autoregressive framework that automatically generates skeletons and skinning weights for 3D meshes. Beyond human models, it handles complex creatures like birds, crabs, and beetles with up to 133% higher skinning accuracy. Why it matters: it solves one of 3D animation's nastiest bottlenecks, turning static generative assets into ready-to-animate characters.