Genesis AI, a French robotics startup, is reshaping assumptions about robot design. Their new robot, Eno, abandons the humanoid form entirely—no head, no legs, just a wheeled base that folds like a deck chair. As Genesis puts it: humanoid robots don't need to look human. The insight is straightforward but powerful. If a robot's job is to perform tasks, what matters is function, not form. This could free designers from biomimicry and toward shapes purpose-built for specific work.

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