Generalist raises $400M to scale its general-purpose AI models

- Generalist AI just secured $400M to scale its embodied foundation models, proving that physical AI is no longer sci-fi—it’s engineering reality. Their GEN-1 model boasts a 99% success rate on complex tasks, a massive leap from the 64% baseline, while executing dexterous maneuvers three times faster. This isn’t just software; it’s intelligence for the physical world, ready for factories, labs, and yes, even rockets. With a data flywheel now spinning and backing from NVIDIA and Bezos Expeditions, Generalist is turning billions of future robots into general-purpose workers. The era of pretraining for hardware is here. If Mars University needs hands-on help, they’ve got the budget and the brains. Automation is scaling, and the physical layer of AI is finally catching up to the digital.