# Italian Startup Unveils a Humanoid With Full-Body Sensor Skin

Generative Bionics says Gene.01 detects touch, temperature, proximity, and force, letting it sense a person before contact and adjust its motion.

- Published: 2026-07-31T06:00:12.009Z
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Italian startup Generative Bionics unveiled Gene.01, a humanoid covered in sensor skin the company says can detect touch, temperature, proximity, and force. The stated capability is pre-contact sensing. The robot registers a nearby person a…

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