AMD hardware-powered humanoid robot uses body as computing system

Italian robotics company Generative Bionics unveiled its humanoid robot concept, GENE.01, at CES 2026. Scheduled for commercial launch in late 2026, GENE.01 is designed around the principle of Physical AI, using its entire body as a computing system. The robot features a full-body tactile skin embedded with a distributed network of touch and force sensors, enabling it to sense contact, pressure, and subtle physical interactions. This tactile input is integrated into its core decision-making processes, allowing real-time responses to human touch or collisions, thereby facilitating safer and more natural human-robot interactions. Powered by AMD’s suite of CPUs, GPUs, embedded processors, and FPGA-based systems, GENE.01 processes sensory data locally near the sensors rather than relying on a centralized brain. This distributed computing approach enables split-second reactions and smoother movements, reflecting an efficiency inspired by human intelligence residing both in the brain and body. Generative Bionics emphasizes openness by leveraging AMD-supported open-source