Gemini 4 Argon zero-shot controls Boston Dynamics Spot, pausing to think in sim
bousmalis · x · 2026-10-14
Google DeepMind showed off Gemini 4 Argon for robotics: the model zero-shot controls different robot types and can stop to deliberate in simulation when tasks get hard. The demo runs on Boston Dynamics' Spot, with the model's thinking playable as audio; a developer blog post and try-it-yourself page are live.
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