GENE-26.5 Robotics Foundation Model by Genesis AI: status and timeline

Milestones

Next · Series A discussions

Genesis AI foundedDec 2024Complete.
Seed fundingJul 2025Complete.
GENE-26.5 unveiledMay 2026Complete.
Eno launchJun 2026Complete.
Series A discussionsTarget Jul 2026Current milestone.
Production and deploymentsTarget Oct 2026Not yet reached.

Upcoming

Jul 2026Series A discussions (next)
Oct 2026Production and deployments
Oct 2026Eno commercial deployments

Current obstacles

Sim-to-real transferConvert sim-trained models to reliable real-world performance.
Real-world noveltyHandle novel scenarios and edge cases not in training.
Hardware consistencyMaintain performance across different robot hardware.

Physics limits

Simulation limitsPhysics simulators cannot perfectly model all materials and friction.
Real data scarcityAccumulating sufficient real-world data remains expensive.

How it works

4 parts

Simulation

Physics engine

Proprietary engine generates synthetic training data with high accuracy.

Real-world

Continuous learning

Integrates robot interaction data to adapt to real conditions.

Learning

Multimodal fusion

Processes vision, proprioception, task descriptions for control.

Generalization

Cross-platform deployment

Deploys on different robot platforms and hardware.

Spec sheet

Spec	GENE-26.5 Robotics Foundation Model
Demonstrated tasks	Cooking, piano, cube, lab, harnessing^R (reported)
Hand degrees of freedom	~20 per hand^R (reported)
Training approach	Real-world + physics simulation^R (reported)

^R reported by the company

About Genesis AI

The team behind GENE-26.5 Robotics Foundation Model

Genesis AI

Robotics foundation model, GENE-26.5, Eno robot

Physical-AI lab building universal robotics foundation models. Founded by roboticists Zhou Xian and Théophile Gervet, both PhDs from Carnegie Mellon; Gervet previously led Mistral's multimodal model work. Raised $105 million seed (July 2025), in talks for $500M Series A at $3B valuation (July 2026).

$105M seed (July 2025) co-led by Eclipse Ventures and Khosla, backed by Bpifrance and individual investors.
July 2026 Series A talks for $500M at $3B valuation, a 28x seed markup in 12 months.
GENE-26.5 unveiled May 2026; Eno wheeled robot with dexterous hands launched June 2026 for late-2026 deployments.

genesis.ai (opens genesis.ai)Company profile →

Founded: 20242 yrs
Headquarters: FranceUnited States
Status: Private
Valuation: $3BprivateJul 2026
Raised: $105M1 round
Last round: Seed · $105MJul 2025
Works in: RoboticsRobot brains
Coverage: 2 programs · 4 updateslatest 1 Jul 2026checked 11 Oct
Lead investors: Eclipse VenturesKhosla Ventures

Spec

GENE-26.5 Robotics Foundation Model

Demonstrated tasks

Cooking, piano, cube, lab, harnessing^R (reported)

Hand degrees of freedom

~20 per hand^R (reported)

Training approach

Real-world + physics simulation^R (reported)