Bezos’ AI Startup, Fabrica, Acquires robotics Agent Firm General Agents
SEATTLE – Jeff Bezos’ newly launched artificial intelligence and robotics company, fabrica, has acquired General Agents, a firm specializing in building computer agents for โคphysical tasks, according to a report by The Information. The acquisition marks a significant step for bezos โขas he takes on an operationalโฃ role for the firstโข time โin four years, co-leading Fabrica alongside physicist and chemist Vik Bajaj.
Fabrica, revealed earlier โฃthis month, is focused on developing “physical AI” – advanced robotics capable of performing real-world tasks. this acquisition of General Agents, which builds software allowing robots to perceive and interact with โคtheir environment, underscores Fabrica’s commitment toโข bridging the gap between artificial intelligence and practical submission. The move comes as investment in physical AI accelerates, with companies like rerun and Dexterity securing substantial funding toโค build infrastructure and robots powered by these advanced technologies.
The report noted that this isโค the first time Bezos โคhas taken an official operational roleโ in a company as leaving Amazonโ four years ago. Joining Bezos as โคco-founder and co-CEO is Vik Bajaj, a physicist and chemist who worked with Google’s co-founder Sergey Brin at Google’s X, the project that produced the drone โdelivery โขservice Wing and the self-driving vehicle thatโข became Waymo.
The acquisition arrives amid a surge in advancement within the physical AI sector. PYMNTS โคreported Nov.โ 18 that physical AI is emerging as โคthe next stage of robotics, with advances in sensing, perception โฃand large AI models giving machines capabilities โthat traditional automation never supported.
Recent investment highlights include Rerun securing โค$17 million in seed funding in March to build a database and cloud data โคplatform purpose-built for physical AI data and workflows, and Dexterity raising $95 โmillion โฃin additional funding in March to accelerate its developmentโ of physical AI robots to enhance productivity andโค address labor shortages.