general-purpose AI AI News & Updates

2026-01-31 00:09 [Industry Trend] [SRC↗]

Physical Intelligence Raises $1B to Build General-Purpose Robot Foundation Models

Physical Intelligence, a two-year-old San Francisco startup valued at $5.6 billion, is developing general-purpose foundation models for robots similar to ChatGPT for language. The company has raised over $1 billion and o...

[Venture Capital] [physical intelligence] [general-purpose AI] [robotics foundation models] [cross-embodiment learning]

Risk: [+0.04% ↑] [-1 days ↑]

AGI: [+0.03% ↑] [-1 days ↑]

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2026-01-14 16:13 [Commercial Release] [SRC↗]

Skild AI Raises $1.4B at $14B Valuation for General-Purpose Robot Foundation Models

Skild AI, a startup founded in 2023, has raised $1.4 billion in a Series C round led by SoftBank, valuing the company at over $14 billion. The company develops general-purpose foundation models for robots that can be ret...

[Robotics] [SoftBank] [Foundation Models] [general-purpose AI] [humanoids]

Risk: [+0.04% ↑] [-1 days ↑]

AGI: [+0.04% ↑] [-1 days ↑]

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