Amazon-backed Skild AI unveils general-purpose AI model for multi-purpose robots

Robotics startup Skild AI, backed by Amazon and Japan’s SoftBank Group, on Tuesday unveiled a foundational artificial intelligence model designed to run on nearly any robot – from assembly-line machines to humanoids.

The model, called Skild Brain, enables robots to think, navigate and respond more like humans. Its launch comes amid a broader push to build humanoid robots capable of more diverse tasks than the single-purpose machines currently found on factory floors.

In demonstration videos, Skild-powered robots were shown climbing stairs, maintaining…