Generalist raises $400M to scale its general-purpose AI models
From left to right, Generalist’s co-founders: CEO Pete Florence, Chief Scientist Andy Zeng, and CTO Andrew Barry. | Source: Generalist Generalist AI Inc., a company creating AI for a range of robot form factors, today said it has raised $400 million in new funding. This latest round brings Generalist AI’s total funding to more than half a billion dollars. Millions of robots are operating in the world today. Generalist asserted that billions more are coming to factories, warehouses, l
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