Mistral AI Releases Robotics Model to Support Physical AI Push

French startup Mistral AI has introduced Robostral Navigate, an 8-billion parameter model designed to guide robots through unfamiliar spaces using only a single standard camera. This release marks the company's expansion into physical artificial intelligence, shifting its focus from text and code generation toward autonomous industrial navigation. By utilizing simulated training and reinforcement learning to navigate real-world environments, the model aims to provide a scalable software solution for European industrial partners seeking to integrate more versatile automation into their existing operations.