Genesis AI unveils GENE-26.5 model and robotic hands
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Updated · TechCrunch · May 6
Genesis AI unveils GENE-26.5 model and robotic hands
12 articles · Updated · TechCrunch · May 6
The startup, which raised a $105 million seed round in 2025, showed the hands cooking, preparing smoothies, playing piano and doing lab work.
Founders Zhou Xian and Théophile Gervet said building human-sized hands and a sensor glove helps gather richer worker data and reduce the robotics embodiment gap.
Genesis, with 60 staff across Paris, California and London, is talking to customers and plans to reveal a full-body general-purpose robot next.
As robots learn from human hands, who compensates the workers training their own replacements?
Is building human-like hardware the key to robotic AI, or a costly detour from the real software challenge?
Genesis AI uses internet videos to train robots. How will it navigate the legal minefield of copyright and consent?
Revolutionizing Robotics: Genesis AI’s $105M-Backed GENE-26.5 Platform Delivers Perfect Grasping and 430,000x Real-Time Training Speed
Overview
Genesis AI has introduced its GENE-26.5 technology featuring a human-like robotic hand with advanced tactile sensing and a low-cost sensor glove that captures precise human movements. This glove generates vast real-world data, combined with a powerful simulation platform running 430,000 times faster than real time, enabling rapid AI training and skill generalization across tasks. Targeting industries like automotive, pharmaceuticals, and logistics, Genesis AI’s open platform ensures easy integration and scalable deployment. Backed by $105 million in funding, the company plans a commercial launch in 2025 and aims to drive automation in sectors facing labor shortages, while navigating regulatory and market challenges to make general-purpose robots widely accessible.