Startup Backed by Ex-Google CEO Debuts Robot, LG Partnership (1)

June 17, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC

A startup backed by former Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt unveiled an industrial robot powered by artificial intelligence, as investors pile into the emerging field of humanoids.

The general-purpose robot, called Eno, will be capable of “reasoning, adapting and owning outcomes beyond predefined tasks,” Paris-based Genesis AI said in a statement Tuesday. The startup will work with South Korea’s LG CNS to develop particular uses.

The robot’s decision-making speed, highlighted by its skill and dexterity playing the piano, marks a leap forward, Schmidt said in an interview. “When I look at robots, there’s this loop called VLA: vision, language, ...

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