{"id":126592,"date":"2026-08-01T08:36:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T08:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/126592\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T08:36:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T08:36:28","slug":"google-deepmind-unveils-gemini-robotics-2-powering-apptronik-apollo-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/126592\/","title":{"rendered":"Google DeepMind unveils Gemini Robotics 2 powering Apptronik Apollo 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The American company Apptronik\u2019s humanoid ‘Apollo 2’, equipped with Gemini Robotics 2, ties a knot in a trash bag using its fingers. Google DeepMind YouTube capture<\/p>\n

Google has introduced a next-generation physical artificial intelligence (AI) model. The company has presented a new \u201cbrain\u201d that controls an entire robot body, quickly adapts to different robot forms with only several hours of data, and orchestrates collaboration among multiple robots.<\/p>\n

On the 30th (local time), Google unveiled its physical AI model product line called ‘Gemini Robotics 2’.<\/p>\n

Gemini Robotics 2 is a vision-language-action (VLA) model that converts video and language commands into motor control signals for robots. It can be applied to full-body movements of humanoids, including robot arms and grippers. Previous Gemini Robotics models were mostly limited to controlling the upper body and arms in fixed locations.<\/p>\n

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The American company Apptronik\u2019s humanoid ‘Apollo 2’, equipped with Gemini Robotics 2, closes a zipper bag. Google DeepMind YouTube capture<\/p>\n

In a demonstration video, Apptronik\u2019s humanoid ‘Apollo 2’ equipped with Gemini Robotics 2 picked up a watering can, walked to a shelf and placed it in a designated space, replaced a stand light bulb using its five fingers, tied a knot, and closed a zipper bag. Evaluations so far suggest it is still difficult to compare its task execution speed or accuracy directly with that of humans.<\/p>\n

Gemini Robotics ER 2 acts as the brain that, after understanding a command, breaks a task down into multiple steps and executes appropriate movements. Because ER 2 continuously observes camera footage and assesses task progress, it does not restart the entire task from the beginning every time it fails.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Based on the physical AI Gemini Robotics 2, Apptronik\u2019s humanoid Apollo 2 (right) and a robot arm (left) collaborate on a task. Provided by Google<\/p>\n

The key achievement is the stepwise integration of a general-purpose AI, which handles long-term planning and situational judgment, with a behavior model that rapidly controls actuators. The higher-level AI demonstrates a unified robot operating system structure that can simultaneously control robots from different manufacturers.<\/p>\n

Safety, however, has not been fully verified. According to Google\u2019s explanation, it explicitly states that Gemini Robotics must not be used in safety-critical domains such as medicine or transportation, where malfunctions could lead to loss of life or property damage.<\/p>\n

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The American company Apptronik\u2019s humanoid ‘Apollo 2’, equipped with Gemini Robotics 2, bends its waist to pick up a watering can from the floor. Provided by Google<\/p>\n

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