... Google DeepMind’s latest project, Gemini Robotics, is a step toward that future. Built on the Gemini 2.0 platform, these AI models integrate vision, language, and action, allowing robots to perform complex physical tasks without extensive pre-programming. Demonstrations show robots folding paper, unscrewing bottle caps, and packing objects with impressive precision. The Gemini Robotics-ER (Embodied Reasoning) model adds deeper spatial awareness and decision-making, enhancing a robot’s ability to navigate and manipulate real-world environments. ...
Fast forward a few years: your humanoid robot just picked up your dry cleaning, is prepping dinner, and tidying up the living room before your guests arrive. It’s not here yet, but the real question isn’t whether humanoid robots will go mainstream—it’s when.
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