Google DeepMind’s new AI model can control a robot’s entire body

Published 30 July 2026 · tech

Apptronik’s Apollo 2 robot takes a baseball glove off of a shelf. | Image: Google Google DeepMind says the latest version of its Gemini Robotics

Apptronik’s Apollo 2 robot takes a baseball glove off of a shelf. | Image: Google Google DeepMind says the latest version of its Gemini Robotics AI model can "control entire humanoid robots." While the previous model focused on controlling a humanoid robot's upper body, Gemini Robotics 2 now supports "whole-body motions" ranging from its feet to fingertips, according to an announcement on Thursday.

The new model will allow humanoid robots to perform a wider range of actions, as it allows them to walk, crouch, stretch, and manipulate objects.

Videos shared by Google show how Apptronik's Apollo 2 robot can bend over to pick up a watering can, as well as find and take

specific items off a shelf. Though Google DeepMind not … Read the full story at The Verge.

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