Google Unveils AI Models to Accelerate Robotics Innovation

Google has introduced two cutting-edge AI models, Gemini Robotics and Gemini Robotics-ER, aimed at revolutionizing robotics applications through its Gemini 2.0 technology. These models are designed to enhance the capabilities of robots across various industries, catering to the rapidly evolving robotics sector.

AI-Driven Advancements in Robotics

The robotics industry has seen remarkable progress in recent years, driven by AI breakthroughs that are fast-tracking commercialization, particularly in industrial settings. Google’s new AI models build on this momentum, offering powerful vision-language-action capabilities.

• Gemini Robotics: An advanced model enabling robots to perform physical actions based on AI-driven insights.
• Gemini Robotics-ER: Designed to provide robots with enhanced spatial awareness and reasoning abilities, allowing developers to integrate their own programs.

These AI models support a wide range of robotic form factors, including humanoid robots and machines used in factories and warehouses.

Boosting Robotics Development & Market Expansion

By leveraging AI-driven models like those from Google and OpenAI, robotics startups can significantly reduce development costs and accelerate product deployment. Google has tested Gemini Robotics on its bi-arm robotics platform, ALOHA 2, demonstrating its potential for complex applications, including robots like Apptronik’s Apollo.

Apptronik, a robotics company scaling AI-powered humanoid robots, recently secured $350 million in funding from investors including B Capital, Capital Factory, and Google.

While Google previously owned Boston Dynamics, a pioneer in humanoid robotics, the company continues to play a significant role in advancing AI-powered robotics solutions globally.