Google DeepMind Launches Gemini Robotics 2 for Full-Body Humanoid Control
lukas_m_ziegler · x · 2026-08-04
Google DeepMind launched Gemini Robotics 2, a vision-language-action model capable of controlling entire humanoid robots from feet to fingertips, moving beyond previous upper-body table-top limitations.
The new model enables robots to walk, crouch, stretch, manipulate objects, and collaborate to clean a room. A single model checkpoint successfully controls three different embodiments: Apollo 2 with SharpaWave hands, Apollo 2 with Inspire hands, and Franka Duo with Robotiq gripper.
Related event: Google DeepMind Unveils Gemini Robotics 2 Model(4 posts)→
More from Embodied
- Autonomous vehicle demo shows car reversing to break narrow-road deadlock, with a robotic arm to shift gears — sanjeevs_iitr · 2026-10-16
- Surface Laptop Ultra review: a beautiful $2,599 laptop for an AI future that hasn't arrived — tomwarren · 2026-10-16
- Waymo brings robotaxis to Toronto, targeting rider service in 2028 — CSProfKGD · 2026-10-16
- Musk shows Cybertruck hovering on jets, delivering on 'flying cars' promise — XFreeze · 2026-10-16
- Unitree Turns Spring Festival Gala Performance into UniUni Robot Swarm Choreography Product — CyberRobooo · 2026-10-16
- Tesla FSD (Supervised) approved in Slovakia, the 9th EU country — XFreeze · 2026-10-16