
Mistral Ditches Chatbot Lane for Robot Wars
France's open-weights darling Mistral AI is pivoting into robotics — joining a stampede of physical-AI wannabes chasing Jensen's buzzword. Here's why it's a weird bet.

France's open-weights darling Mistral AI is pivoting into robotics — joining a stampede of physical-AI wannabes chasing Jensen's buzzword. Here's why it's a weird bet.

Figure's humanoid robot is working in a BMW factory, doing boring pick-and-place tasks. No backflips, no hype — just the slow grind of real-world automation.