Genesis AI, a startup focused on building a foundational model for robots, has raised $105 million in seed funding from Eclipse Ventures and Khosla Ventures.
The company aims to create a general-purpose model to automate various repetitive tasks for robots, using synthetic data generated by its proprietary physics engine.
Genesis, founded by Zhou Xian and Théophile Gervet, is leveraging a simulation engine to accelerate model development compared to competitors like Nvidia.
The startup plans to release its model to the robotics community by the end of the year, distinguishing itself in the race to develop general-purpose AI models for robots.