Genesis AI Revolutionizes Robotics with Human-Like Dexterity
The startup said its autonomous demos show progress on hard manipulation tasks as it builds the model, hand, simulator and training system in-house.
- On Wednesday, French startup Genesis AI unveiled GENE-26.5, a robotic foundation model, alongside proprietary dexterous robotic hands designed to replicate human-level physical manipulation capabilities.
- To overcome the 'embodiment gap' limiting robotics performance, the company developed hardware mimicking human hands, enabling direct skill transfer from humans to robots via tactile-sensing data gloves.
- Genesis AI's data engine combines 'internet-level data' with proprietary glove recordings; Vivian Sun, Vice President of Commercial and Strategy, noted the gloves are 100 times cheaper than teleoperation methods.
- The system demonstrated autonomous tasks including playing piano, cracking eggs, and wire harnessing; CEO Zhou Xian stated the robot exhibits about 60% to 70% of human speed during these activities.
- Backed by $105 million in seed funding, Genesis AI plans to reveal a full-body general-purpose robot shortly, aiming to reshape robotics with its comprehensive full-stack approach.
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French startup unveils AI model for robots and human-like hand
Genesis AI, a French robotics startup backed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and telecoms tycoon Xavier Niel, on Wednesday, May 6, unveiled an AI model designed to make robots more adaptable, along with a human-like robotic hand. Co-founded by former Mistral researcher Theophile Gervet, the company said its GENE-26.5 model can run a range of robots, including those made by other companies. It is in advanced talks with potential customers in Fr…
Khosla-backed robotics startup Genesis AI has gone full-stack, demo shows
Genesis AI, a startup that raised a $105 million seed round to build foundational AI for robotics, has unveiled its first model, GENE-26.5, but also a demo showcasing a set of robotic hands performing complex tasks.
Genesis AI unveils robot brain and human-like hand to reshape industrial automation in Europe - Tech Startups
Genesis AI is making an ambitious play to bring human-like dexterity to machines, starting with both the brain and the hand. The French robotics startup, backed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and telecom billionaire Xavier Niel, on Wednesday introduced a […] The post Genesis AI unveils robot brain and human-like hand to reshape industrial automation in Europe first appeared on Tech Startups.
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