Physical Intelligence

Overview

Foundation models for general-purpose robotics; π0 + π0.5 cross-embodiment models. Founded by Sergey Levine + Karol Hausman.

Part of the San Francisco ecosystem

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Timeline

1. Mar 2026Funding Roundtheinformation.com ↗

   Series C at $6B; robot foundation models pi-0.5.

2. Nov 2025Funding Roundtechcrunch.com ↗

   π-zero foundation model for general robotics; Sergey Levine + Karol Hausman.