Still It is unclear whether humanoid robots will be the next big revolution of consumer technology, but there are certainly more and more companies competing to sneak one of these robots into our homes. They all have something in common: they are a lot like us, maybe too much. They have a face, torso, arms and legs. What if there is another better solution than that?
That is what the startup Genesis AI believes, which has just presented its new generalist robot Genesis Eno, whose design is far from what we are used to seeing lately. In the words of the company itself: “Instead of imitating a fully human appearance, we have designed Eno based on human capabilities, prioritizing mobility, dexterity and functionality in the real world.”
Genesis AI is a French-American startup, founded in 2025 and based in Palo Alto, California. They count in Forbes that the company raised $105 million in its latest financing round, which included investors such as Koshla Ventures and Eric Schmidt.
Goodbye legs, hello wheels
The Genesis Eno looks like a cross between a minimalist appliance and a humanoid robot. The first thing that stands out about its design is that it does not have legs, but rather moves on a base with wheels which allows you to move through space without needing so many joints. This gives it greater stability, although in environments with steps it is a limitation.
On top of this base are a series of articulated panels that allow it to “stand up” and also fold down for storage when not in use. It also does not have a head, but instead has a kind of black piece where we assume that the sensors are housed so that it interacts with the environment. Genesis also offers another version with a screen mounted on the panel that would be the chest of the robot (you can see it in the main image).
The key is in the hands
What is very human are his arms, especially his hands. Genesis says the design of the hands has been copied so that it can handle objects that have been “designed with people in mind.” As they say in Humanoids Dailythe hands were developed in collaboration with Wuji Techa Chinese company that is exclusively dedicated to the design of robotic hands.
The hands of the Genesis Eno have a movement angle of 22 degrees and look practically the same as a human hand. To control them with skill there is the brain GENEwhich the company says is the first AI brain to give robots “physical manipulation capabilities comparable to those of humans.”
GENE allows the robot to interact with its environment freely, unlike other robots that have pre-programmed movements. It is also capable of remembering, can adapt if the environment changes, and is able to schedule multi-step tasks, as if it were a fleshed-out AI agent.
The company assures that they plan to begin production of the Genesis Eno at the end of 2026. First it will reach industrial clients, then the service sector (such as hotels or hospitals) and finally to private clients. At the moment They haven’t said anything about the price.
Images | Genesis AI
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