Apptronik's Apollo 2 runs Gemini Robotics 2 across three robot configurations
Google's Gemini Robotics 2 controlled Apollo 2 in three configurations, with reported dexterity results ranging from 32% to 92%.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: Google DeepMind
Why it matters
Google gets real-world robot data and Apptronik gets a frontier model layer, but the disclosed task results show why commercial reliability remains the gating issue.
In a July 30th announcement, Google DeepMind introduced Gemini Robotics 2 and put the model in control of Apollo 2, the humanoid platform that Apptronik co-founders Jeff Cardenas and Nick Paine have spent a decade turning from University of Texas research into an industrial robot.…
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