Ex-Google Scientist Behind RT-2 & PaLM-E Launches NVIDIA-Backed Robotics Startup

Ex-Google DeepMind scientist Pete Florence launches NVIDIA-backed startup Generalist AI, aiming to revolutionize robotics with general-purpose robots. Learn more about their mission and team.

Mar 20, 2025

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Another senior research scientist from DeepMind has left Google to start his own company.

At a recent panel discussion at NVIDIA's GTC, Pete Florence, a senior research scientist at Google DeepMind and the author of RT-2, appeared as the co-founder and CEO of Generalist AI.

The rise of the AI wave has brought significant financial success to NVIDIA, and at the same time, NVentures has become an exceptionally active venture capital firm.

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