Google DeepMind’s Gemini Robotics 2 controls whole humanoids
The new model can control humanoids from feet to fingertips, coordinate multiple robots and adapt to a new body in a few hours.
- On Thursday, Google DeepMind unveiled Gemini Robotics 2, enabling "whole-body motions" that allow humanoid robots to walk, balance, and manipulate objects from feet to fingertips.
- The release comprises three distinct models: a vision-language action model, Gemini Robotics ER 2 reasoning layer, and On-Device 2, which enable dexterous tasks like sealing a Ziploc or tying trash bags.
- Emphasizing safety as robots enter human spaces, the company introduced ASIMOV-Agentic benchmark—named after Isaac Asimov—to detect harmful commands and evaluate whether robots refuse unsafe tasks.
- Despite these advancements, Google isn't releasing consumer-facing robots anytime soon, as DeepMind acknowledged the system remains slow and true dexterity remains a "distant goal."
- As Google competes with Tesla to achieve "physical AGI," it faces political hurdles regarding Chinese-made hardware supply, complicating the goal of versatile one-model robot integration.
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Google DeepMind’s new AI model can control a robot’s entire body
Apptronik’s Apollo 2 robot takes a baseball glove off of a shelf. | Image: Google Google DeepMind says the latest version of its Gemini Robotics AI model can "control entire humanoid robots." While the previous model focused on controlling a humanoid robot's upper body, Gemini Robotics 2 now supports "whole-body motions" ranging from its feet to fingertips, according to an announcement on Thursday. The new model will allow humanoid robots to pe…
Gemini Robotics 2 controls full-body humanoids, learns how to handle new robots with less than 200 examples and allows several machines to collaborate
Google DeepMind’s Gemini Robotics 2 controls whole humanoids
Google DeepMind wants one AI brain to run every robot, and it just taught that brain to use its whole body. It has released Gemini Robotics 2, a family of models that can control a humanoid from its feet to its fingertips. The system can also coordinate several machines at once and adapt to a […] This story continues at The Next Web
Google Gemini Robotics 2 brings whole-body control to robots
Google Gemini Robotics 2 enables whole-body control and robot collaboration. It runs locally, adapts across robots, and includes safety controls. Videos of humanoid robots walking, carrying objects, and completing factory or household tasks have become common online. Many of these systems, however, remain designed for defined workflows or specific types of hardware. Google DeepMind […] The post Google Gemini Robotics 2 brings whole-body contro…
On July 30, 2026, Google DeepMind announced "Gemini Robotics 2," a suite of AI models capable of integrating and executing robotic walking, posture control, and object manipulation. It can control humanoid robots from toe to fingertips, and also supports collaborative work by multiple robots and rapid adaptation to different robotic forms. Read more...
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