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Las Vegas, January 5, 2026 – Generative Bionics, an Italian company developing Physical AI powered humanoid robots, unveiled its first concept at CES 2026, GENE.01. Presented on the global stage during the AMD opening keynote, GENE.01 marks the first appearance of the company’s humanoid robot concept that defines the visual, physical and technological identity of the company’s future products.
During the keynote, AMD Chair and CEO Dr. Lisa Su hosted Daniele Pucci, CEO of Generative Bionics, to introduce the company’s vision and the breakthrough technologies behind its next generation of autonomous humanoid systems. The unveiling follows Generative Bionics'recently announced $81 million funding round, one of the largest in Europe in humanoid robotics, and represents the first milestone of the company’s industrial roadmap.
“Today, we are unveiling the concept of our new humanoid robot: GENE.01. This platform defines the identity of our Physical AI and paves the way for the robot launch in Q4 2026,” added Daniele Pucci. “Our goal with GENE.01 is to design a humanoid that is as efficient as it is intelligent, inspired by humans where intelligence lives not only in the brain but also in the body. AMD technologies allow us to treat the robot’s body as part of the compute, where mechatronics and AI work as a single system. This includes full-body tactile skin, enabling a new level of human-centric Physical AI, within a distinctive Italian design where form, function and human experience converge.”
Generative Bionics’ presence in the AMD keynote highlights the growing strategic convergence of advanced computing architectures and humanoid robotics. AMD is both an investor in Generative Bionics and a technology partner, supplying and designing high-performance onboard computing solutions - AMD leadership CPUs, GPUs and FPGA-based embedded vision and sensor platforms - for real-time processing. These technologies power GENE.01’s Physical AI stack, enabling split-second adaptation across perception, computation, and action.
“GENE.01 shows what becomes possible when Physical AI is powered by a truly complete compute portfolio,” said Salil Raje, senior vice president and general manager, AMD Embedded. “From FPGAs and embedded processors for real-time computation, vision and control to leadership CPUs and GPUs for simulation, training, and scale, all supported by open standards and an open ecosystem, AMD enables partners like Generative Bionics to innovate faster and build systems designed to evolve. Together, we are redefining human-centric robotics, where the body itself becomes part of the intelligence and computing works seamlessly with the physical world.”
GENE.01 represents the foundational design from which all future Generative Bionics humanoids will evolve. The name originates from the word “Gene” which represents the fundamental unit of identity and inheritance, the element from which the Generative Bionics robot evolution begins. GENE.01 is the first seed of a new lineage of humanoid robots optimized for different industrial use cases, while preserving a coherent identity in form, behaviour and interaction.
In GENE.01, design integrates whole-body tactile sensors, so it is not an aesthetic layer added after engineering, but an active component of intelligence and safety. The full-body tactile skin is a distributed network of touch and force sensors that allows the robot to perceive contact, pressure and micro-interactions across its entire surface. Touch becomes a primary channel of intelligence, enabling safer physical interaction and continuous adaptation in real-world environments. The robot’s proportions, posture and motion are engineered to foster human acceptance, reflecting an Italian approach where design, engineering and human interaction are inseparable.
AMD technology supports GENE.01 across three pillars:·
Body as compute: AMD technology’s near-sensor and high-performance processing fuse physical dynamics and digital intelligence in real time, turning the body into a computational asset. This enables intelligence while not sacrificing efficiency.
Interaction intelligence through touch: AMD low-latency FPGA-based electronics and edge computing integrate tactile, visual and force data at high frequency, enabling safe, responsive interaction.
Open-source platform: AMD support for open toolchains and compute platforms advances Generative Bionics’ commitment to openness, allowing its Physical AI stack to be shared and extended across the ecosystem.
All these elements will enable robots to not just execute instructions, but also learn from physical experience, refine behavior over time, and respond fluidly to changing conditions in demanding industrial settings.
GENE.01 inaugurates Generative Bionics’ demo-based industrial roadmap, which will unfold throughout 2026, as the company advances toward its first commercial deployments, bringing autonomous industrial humanoids from concept to real-world operation in demanding industrial environments.
