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Skild AI Secures $300 Million, Revolutionizes Robot Adaptability

9/25/2025

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Skild AI raised $300 million in 2024, valuing the company at $1.5 billion.
CEO Deepak Pathak describes an "omni-bodied brain" that lets robots adapt to extreme conditions.
Skild's smaller model, LocoFormer, enables continuous learning and adaptation to missing limbs or terrains.
In tests, LocoFormer controlled real robots not in training data, adapting to postures and motor failures.

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Story summary

Skild AI raised $300 million in 2024, valuing the company at $1.5 billion.
CEO Deepak Pathak describes an "omni-bodied brain" that lets robots adapt to extreme conditions.
Skild's smaller model, LocoFormer, enables continuous learning and adaptation to missing limbs or terrains.
In tests, LocoFormer controlled real robots not in training data, adapting to postures and motor failures.