Develops a general-purpose robotics foundation model intended to work across multiple robot embodiments.
Strategic investors include Samsung, LG, Schneider, Salesforce Ventures and other major technology/industrial backers.
- Sep 28, 2026Developer tooling
NVIDIA announced a platform combining the OpenShell runtime and the Sentry reference design to apply external controls to AI agents. The release names Figure, Gecko Robotics and Skild AI among the companies working with OpenShell for physical autonomous systems.
Participation does not establish which silicon is installed in any robot, nor a safety certification or fleet-wide adoption. One announcement, not one event per participant.
nvidianews.nvidia.com ↗ - Sep 23, 2026Research
Skild AI published Physical Self-Play, describing how robots acquire capabilities through self-generated practice rather than task-specific demonstrations.
Research and capability transfer, not installations sold.
skild.ai ↗ - Aug 18, 2026Model release
Skild AI published S1, a general robot foundation model the company reports transfers across robot embodiments and tasks without per-robot retraining.
A model release, not a new robot. Date taken from the company index.
skild.ai ↗