Google's new Gemini Robotics 2 platform allows for 'intelligent whole-body control'
Big Tech Google Google's new Gemini Robotics 2 platform allows for 'intelligent whole-body control' The company made a video of the bots in action doing stuff like cleaning trash and picking up watering cans. By Lawrence Bonk July 30, 2026 1:57 pm EST Google Google DeepMind just announced a new version of its artificial intelligence model Gemini that can control a range of robots. This includes humanoid robots capable of tasks like cleaning up trash and picking up watering cans.
- ▪Big Tech Google Google's new Gemini Robotics 2 platform allows for 'intelligent whole-body control' The company made a video of the bots in action doing stuff like cleaning trash and picking up watering cans.
- ▪By Lawrence Bonk July 30, 2026 1:57 pm EST Google Google DeepMind just announced a new version of its artificial intelligence model Gemini that can control a range of robots.
- ▪This includes humanoid robots capable of tasks like cleaning up trash and picking up watering cans.
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- ▪ Gemini Robotics 2 brings whole body intelligence to robots — Google DeepMind
- ▪ Gemini Robotics 2 Brings Google's AI Into the Physical World — WIRED
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Big Tech Google Google's new Gemini Robotics 2 platform allows for 'intelligent whole-body control' The company made a video of the bots in action doing stuff like cleaning trash and picking up watering cans. By Lawrence Bonk July 30, 2026 1:57 pm EST Google Google DeepMind just announced a new version of its artificial intelligence model Gemini that can control a range of robots. This includes humanoid robots capable of tasks like cleaning up trash and picking up watering cans. The company released a video of the Gemini Robotics 2 platform in action and the results are fairly impressive. It shows robots putting a tape into a boombox, screwing in a lightbulb and even tying up a garbage bag.
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