Tether invests €70M in Generative Bionics to back Europe’s largest robotics spinoff
Key Takeaways
- Tether has invested €70 million in Generative Bionics to support intelligent humanoid robot development.
- The investment aims to accelerate industrial AI robotics deployment and expand Tether's presence in advanced technologies.
Tether has invested €70 million in Generative Bionics, a funding round supporting the industrial deployment of intelligent humanoid robots.
The company is the largest spinoff from the Italian Institute of Technology and integrates over 20 years of robotics R&D, including 60 humanoid prototypes and a team of 70 engineers and AI scientists.
The investment will fund the development of Physical AI systems, a dedicated production facility, and edge AI integrations across logistics, healthcare, and manufacturing. Generative Bionics’ first robot will debut at CES 2026 in Las Vegas.
Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, said the company is backing technologies that expand human potential and reduce reliance on centralized systems. The deal follows Tether’s previous investments in Blackrock Neurotech and its 20,000-GPU AI compute network built with Northern Data and Rumble.
The global humanoid robotics market is expected to exceed €200 billion by 2035, with projections reaching over €5 trillion by 2050 as industries adopt AI-driven automation at scale.
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