Genesis AI Unveils ‘GENE-26.5’ to Give Robots Human-Level Manipulation Capabilities

Genesis AI announced its AI foundation model for robots, ‘GENE-26.5,’ on May 6, 2026. The company says it can collect human motion data at scale by combining a dexterous robot hand equivalent to a human hand with a data-collection glove. It also released videos of robots performing tasks such as complex cooking and experiments.

The announcement provides a concrete approach for developers seeking to train robots for manual tasks: how to collect training data. Genesis AI says it combines a robot hand with the same shape and function as a human hand with a glove equipped with tactile sensors, matching the wearer’s hand, the glove and the robot hand one-to-one so that movements during tasks such as cooking and experiments can be directly converted into training data.