Italian startup Generative Bionics has developed the Gene.01 humanoid robot, which is covered with sensor-filled skin designed to detect a person approaching before physical contact occurs. The system also senses touch, temperature and force, allowing the robot to gather information about its surroundings and interactions. The sensors are distributed across the robot's torso and limbs, providing proximity sensing that gives an early warning when someone enters the space around its body, similar to feeling heat near a stove before touching it. This information gives the robot's control system a chance to respond before contact, and it can continue measuring force if contact happens. However, Generative Bionics has not released detailed workplace safety data showing how the system performs during full industrial shifts, so the safety benefits remain company claims tied to a newly introduced platform. The technology addresses a challenge distinct from traditional factory robots, which often operate behind barriers; humanoid robots are intended to use tools and move through spaces built for people, potentially placing them closer to human workers. Cameras can help a robot see someone approaching, but may lose sight of a person who stands too close or moves behind part of the robot, making full-body proximity sensing an additional source of information.