Google DeepMind unveils Gemini Robotics 2 for whole-body control

Google DeepMind introduced Gemini Robotics 2 on July 30, extending its robotics models beyond upper-body manipulation to whole-body control it describes as working 'from feet to fingertips.' Demonstrated on Apptronik's Apollo 2 humanoid fitted with five-fingered SharpaWave hands, the model completed tasks like tying a trash bag and unscrewing a light bulb, and a companion release lets different robot types hand off subtasks to each other using a shared semantic understanding.