Overview
- Tether invested €70 million in Generative Bionics to fund Physical AI development, a dedicated production facility, and edge AI integrations.
- First deployments are targeted for early 2026, with a full humanoid debut planned for CES 2026 in Las Vegas.
- Generative Bionics, described as the largest Italian Institute of Technology spinoff with more than two decades of R&D and roughly 60 prototypes, is designing robots for demanding and hazardous work in industrial settings.
- The funding round included the Artificial Intelligence Fund of CDP Venture Capital as lead alongside AMD Ventures and other industrial partners, according to company statements reported by Decrypt.
- The move extends Tether’s recent push into AI infrastructure following investments in Blackrock Neurotech and a 20,000‑GPU compute network built with Northern Data and Rumble.