# GEN-1: robot foundation model

[Generalist AI](/companies/generalist-ai.md)'s second-generation physical foundation model. Demonstrated 99% reliability on diverse tasks, execution up to 3x faster than prior state of the art, complex new physical skill learning, and emergent improvisational intelligence. Trained from scratch — goes beyond VLAs and world models. Supports broad range of end effectors.

- **Slug:** gen-1
- **Type:** Foundation model
- **Maturity (DEPLOY ladder):** Pilot
- **Open source:** no

## Architecture

Physical foundation model trained from scratch on real-world data at scale


## Developed by (1)

- [Generalist AI](/companies/generalist-ai.md)


## Common questions

### What is GEN-1?

Generalist AI's second-generation physical foundation model. Demonstrated 99% reliability on diverse tasks, execution up to 3x faster than prior state of the art, complex new physical skill learning, and emergent improvisational intelligence. Trained from scratch — goes beyond VLAs and world models. Supports broad range of end effectors.

### Who developed GEN-1?

GEN-1 is credited to Generalist AI on the DEPLOY registry. Each developer attribution is verified via primary sources.

### Is GEN-1 open source?

No. GEN-1 is recorded as proprietary on the DEPLOY registry. Model weights and source are not publicly available.

### What type of AI is GEN-1?

GEN-1 is a foundation model, built on a Physical foundation model trained from scratch on real-world data at scale architecture on the DEPLOY registry.

### What is GEN-1's maturity stage?

GEN-1 is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder. Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.

### Which robots run on GEN-1?

No robot models on the DEPLOY registry are recorded as running GEN-1. DEPLOY wires brain-to-model connections only when the wiring is verifiable from primary sources; absence may reflect pre-deployment or unverified manufacturer claims.


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