Generalist’s GEN-1 foundation model now supports a range of robot end effectors
THE SO WHAT
A single sensorimotor base model that can adapt to multiple hands is a step toward hardware-agnostic robot brains. If you're deploying robots across sites, start mapping where a shared control model could cut integration and retraining time.
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