Dexterity Inc., a startup that builds industrial robots capable of “ human-like ” finesse, has raised $95 million from investors at a valuation of $1.65 billion — a deal that underscores Silicon Valley’s interest in machinery powered by artificial intelligence.

Dexterity Inc., a startup that develops industrial robots powered by artificial intelligence agents, has raised $95 million in funding to enhance its technology.

Google DeepMind is launching two new AI models designed to help robots “perform a wider range of real-world tasks than ever before.” The first, called Gemini Robotics, is a vision-language-action model capable of understanding new situations, even if it hasn’t been trained on them.

Google DeepMind introduces Gemini Robotics, an AI-powered model designed for humanoid robots, enabling advanced vision, language, and action capabilities to perform real-world tasks with enhanced dexterity,