Daniele Pucci, Generative Bionics
In this interview from theCUBE + NYSE Wired: Physical AI and Robotics, Daniele Pucci, chief executive officer of Generative Bionics, joins theCUBE's John Furrier to discuss how integrating a sense of touch with biomechanics-inspired design is shaping the next generation of humanoid robots. Pucci introduces GENE.01, the company's humanoid robot built in just six months, highlighting its proprietary capacitive touch sensing and proximity-sensing "radar" that let it anticipate contact before it happens. He explains why treating a robot's mechanics and AI as a single, co-designed system, rather than bolting AI onto a finished mechanical frame, produces more efficient, task-optimized machines, drawing inspiration from human biomechanical evolution. The conversation also explores how Generative Bionics trains its robots by digitalizing human movement and simulating industrial environments to generate machine learning data that scales across tasks. Pucci details the company's go-to-market strategy, built around a modular platform customized for five verticals: patrolling, retail, manufacturing, logistics and healthcare, including a partnership with shipbuilder Fincantieri to deploy welding robots. He also touches on the company's "amplify humans" mission and the values-driven culture behind it. From a modular platform customized for shipyards and hospitals alike to plans for Europe's largest humanoid robot manufacturing facility, Pucci outlines a roadmap for deploying safe, trustworthy humanoid robots at industrial scale by 2027.