The next automated robot may not look human at all

the The next humanoid robot It may not have a head. It may not have legs. It may be placed on a wheeled base and fold down like a lounge chair. But, as Genesis Ai He puts it down“Human-like robots don’t need to look human.”

This explains Ino’s appearance New robot From the French startup backed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Genesis says Ino was designed “around human capabilities” rather than human appearance, and is intended to be a fully “general purpose” robot rather than a machine built around a single task, such as Foldable wash. However, there is still one part that is very human: the hands, which the company says are designed to “exactly match the form and function of human hands” so that the robot can use tools and objects actually designed for people.

Genesis says it plans to begin production and targeted customer deployment by the end of 2026, starting with manufacturing, laboratories and logistics, followed by hospitals, hotels and consumers. The company says “additional models” are also in development.