Gemini Robotics 2.5 hits 96% sorting metal parts on Mercedes-Benz production lines
The Decoder · rss · 2026-11-11
Google DeepMind introduced Gemini Robotics 2.5, a new control model for robots, and tested it with Apptronik on active Mercedes-Benz production lines in Hungary and Germany. The humanoid robot Apollo 2 sorted metal parts on the lines with a reported 96% success rate — a rare validation in a real industrial setting rather than a lab.
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