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• 2026-07-15 - Partnership - Yaskawa integrates Gemini Robotics into MOTOMAN NEXT - Gemini Robotics ER 1.6 provides the integrated model layer for MOTOMAN NEXT. The work targets agentic industrial manipulation. - source: yaskawa-global.com
• 2026-06-09 - Market Signal - Google DeepMind selects 15 startups for European Robotics Accelerator - Google DeepMind selected 15 early-stage European robotics startups for the inaugural three-month accelerator. The equity-free program provides technical mentorship, product guidance, Google AI infrastructure and access to Gemini Robotics models. The cohort… - source: deepmind.google
• 2026-04-11 - Demonstration - Innate runs 25 MARS robots at Y Combinator RoboHacks - Innate and Iterate co-hosted the two-day robotics hackathon at Y Combinator's San Francisco office. More than 120 builders developed projects using at least 25 general-purpose MARS robots. NASA, Google DeepMind and other technology organizations supported… - source: events.trymimetic.com
• 2026-03-24 - Partnership - Agile Robots and Google DeepMind form strategic research partnership for industrial robotics - Agile Robots and Google DeepMind say they have formed a strategic research partnership to advance next-generation AI robotics. The collaboration combines Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics foundation models with Agile Robots' industrial robotics platform. The… - source: agile-robots.com
• 2026-03-04 - Market Signal - Google DeepMind launches robotics accelerator for European startups - Google DeepMind launched a three-month robotics accelerator for startups across Europe. The program is designed to help robotics startups bridge cutting-edge technology and market-ready ventures. Applications were scheduled to close on March 25, 2026, with… - source: deepmind.google
• 2026-01-05 - Partnership - Boston Dynamics and Google DeepMind partner to bring Gemini Robotics to Atlas - The companies announced the partnership at CES 2026 in Las Vegas and said joint research would begin in 2026. The work will combine Gemini Robotics foundation models with a fleet of new Atlas robots, with visual-language-action models identified as a focus.… - source: bostondynamics.com
• 2025-11-19 - Executive Hire - Google DeepMind hires former Boston Dynamics CTO Aaron Saunders for robotics hardware push - Google DeepMind hired Aaron Saunders, former CTO of Boston Dynamics, as vice president of hardware engineering. The hire signaled a deeper push into robotics hardware and physical AI alongside Google DeepMind robotics-model work. Saunders brought senior… - source: wired.com
• 2025-09-25 - Research Publication - Google DeepMind launches Gemini Robotics 1.5 for agentic physical tasks - Google DeepMind introduced Gemini Robotics 1.5 and Gemini Robotics-ER 1.5 for robots that can perceive, plan, use tools and act across multi-step tasks. Gemini Robotics 1.5 learns across embodiments and turns visual information plus instructions into robot… - source: deepmind.google
• 2025-06-24 - Research Publication - Google DeepMind introduces Gemini Robotics On-Device for local robot control - Google DeepMind introduced Gemini Robotics On-Device as an efficient VLA model optimized to run locally on robotic devices. The model supports general-purpose dexterity, fast task adaptation and SDK-based evaluation in MuJoCo with small demonstration sets.… - source: deepmind.google
• 2025-03-12 - Product Launch - Google DeepMind introduces Gemini Robotics and Gemini Robotics-ER - Google DeepMind introduced Gemini Robotics, a Gemini 2.0-based vision-language-action model designed to directly control robots. The release also introduced Gemini Robotics-ER for embodied reasoning, positioning the pair as a foundation for robots that… - source: deepmind.google
• 2024-12-19 - Partnership - Apptronik partners with Google DeepMind to advance AI-powered humanoid robots - The collaboration pairs Apptronik's Apollo hardware platform with Google DeepMind robotics and embodied-AI model work. ‍ “We’re building a future where humanoid robots address urgent global challenges,” said Jeff Cardenas, CEO and co-founder of Apptronik. - source: apptronik.com
• 2024-10-16 - Demonstration - FrodoBots runs AI-versus-gamers Earth Rover Challenge at IROS 2024 - The competition ran October 16-17 during IROS 2024 in Abu Dhabi with five AI teams and five human gamers. Teams remotely controlled sidewalk robots on navigation missions in Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Taipei, Stockholm and other cities. FrodoBots collaborated… - source: decrypt.co
• 2023-07-28 - Research Publication - Google DeepMind introduces RT-2 vision-language-action model - RT-2 was presented as a robotics model trained on both web-scale vision-language data and robot action data. The release described improved generalization on emergent robotic skills compared with RT-1 and visual-language baselines. The event is sourced to… - source: deepmind.google