The race to build the “brains” of humanoid robots—and to solve the long-standing challenge of dexterous manipulation—is accelerating, and one of the most closely watched new entrants is Genesis AI. The Paris- and California-based robotics company recently introduced GENE-26.5, a large-scale robotics foundation model designed to help machines better understand, manipulate, and interact with the…
Over the past few weeks, a series of announcements from large technology companies and startups suggest that the race to build commercially viable humanoid robots is accelerating. One of the clearest signals comes from Amazon. For the e-commerce giant, humanoids represent a natural next step beyond fixed automation as labor constraints persist across logistics operations.…
According to a WSJ report, Jeff Bezos is in the process of raising up to $100 billion for a new investment vehicle aimed at acquiring companies across major industrial sectors—such as defense, aerospace, and semiconductors—and modernizing them through the deployment of artificial intelligence. This initiative is said to be closely linked to Bezos’ AI venture,…
For years, humanoid robots were largely confined to research labs and flashy demonstrations—such as Optimus serving drinks at a Tesla event in 2024. That is now rapidly changing, thanks to major advances in both artificial intelligence and hardware. In particular, one of the most difficult technical hurdles in robotics—dexterous manipulation and the ability of robotic hands to…