Google DeepMind introduces Gemini Robotics / Robotics-ER

Gemini Robotics / Robotics-ER — a VLA built on Gemini 2.0

Why it matters

Connected web-scale semantic knowledge to robot control as an output modality

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Officialdeepmind.googlehttps://deepmind.google/discover/blog/gemini-robotics-brings-ai-into-the-physical-world/

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