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Google DeepMind Unveils Gemini Robotics 2
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- →Gemini Robotics 2 integrates multiple AI models for advanced robotic control.
- →It highlights Google's focus on extending AI capabilities into the physical world.
- →Safety concerns are addressed with the new ASIMOV-Agentic benchmark.
Google DeepMind has launched Gemini Robotics 2, a new AI model designed to control various robots, including humanoids capable of complex tasks. The system integrates several AI models, allowing robots to understand and interact with their surroundings. Demonstrations showed robots autonomously performing tasks like tidying shelves. While this advancement highlights Google's expertise in robotics, it also raises safety concerns, leading to the introduction of the ASIMOV-Agentic benchmark for safety assessment. This release signals Google's push to expand AI's role from digital to physical applications.
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