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Google DeepMind enhances robot reasoning with new Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 model

Google DeepMind has released Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6, an upgraded model designed to enhance robots' understanding and interaction with the physical world. This new version improves spatial reasoning, multi-view perception, and task planning, enabling robots to perform more complex actions like reading gauges and precise object manipulation. The model is now available to developers through the Gemini API and Google AI Studio, with accompanying resources to facilitate its integration into robotic systems. AI

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Google DeepMind enhances robot reasoning with new Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 model

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  1. Google DeepMind TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6: Powering real-world robotics tasks through enhanced embodied reasoning

    Gemini Robotics ER 1.6: Enhancing spatial reasoning and multi-view understanding for autonomous robotics.