Google DeepMind (Gemini Robotics)

Gemini Robotics models give humanoids like Apptronik's Apollo whole-body control and reasoning

Division of Alphabet · No humanoid status · Robot foundation model · London, England, United Kingdom · Founded 2010 · deepmind.google

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Also active in United States.

Profile

Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics family brings Gemini's multimodal reasoning to physical robots. Gemini Robotics 2 (Jul 2026) adds whole-body humanoid control and was demonstrated on Apptronik's Apollo 2. The ER (embodied reasoning) model is available to developers via the Gemini API, and partners include Apptronik and Yaskawa.

Notes Funding not applicable (Alphabet division).

People

• DH
  Demis Hassabis Founder

  Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer

  @demishassabisRole confirmed in their X bio
• CP
  Carolina Parada

  Head of Robotics

  @parada_car88104Role confirmed in their X bio

As of Oct 13, 2026. X handles are shown only when we could confirm they belong to the person.

Flagship products

• Gemini Robotics 2 AI model
  VLA model for whole-body humanoid control (early-access partners)
• Gemini Robotics ER 2 AI model
  Embodied reasoning model, available via Gemini API
• Gemini Robotics On-Device 2 AI model

Market & financials

Trademarks

No US filings since 2025 (last checked Oct 15, 2026).

Source: USPTO Trademark Search, matched on the company’s legal names. Rechecked on the 1st and 15th of each month. A filing shows intent to use a name in the US, not a launched product.

Competitors

Companies with overlapping products. Direct = same customers and same job; Adjacent = overlapping technology or market, different focus.

• Skild AI

  Direct competitor

  USRobot foundation model

  Both build general robot AI models that other companies' robots can run: Skild AI builds Skild Brain, a foundation model meant to run on any robot body, while Google DeepMind develops the Gemini Robotics models, used by partners such as Apptronik.

  Sources (2)

  • Gemini Robotics 2 brings whole body intelligence to robots (Google DeepMind)
  • Skild AI (company website)

• Physical Intelligence

  Direct competitor

  USRobot foundation model

  Both build general robot AI models that other companies' robots can run: Physical Intelligence builds the general-purpose π robot foundation models, while Google DeepMind develops the Gemini Robotics models, used by partners such as Apptronik.

  Sources (2)

  • Gemini Robotics 2 brings whole body intelligence to robots (Google DeepMind)
  • Physical Intelligence (company website)

• Rhoda AI

  Direct competitor

  USRobot foundation model

  Both build general robot AI models that other companies' robots can run: Rhoda AI is building a robot brain pre-trained on internet video, while Google DeepMind develops the Gemini Robotics models, used by partners such as Apptronik.

  Sources (2)

  • Gemini Robotics 2 brings whole body intelligence to robots (Google DeepMind)
  • Rhoda AI (company website)

Recent news

• Jul 30, 2026 — Gemini Robotics 2 launched with whole-body humanoid control; ER 2 opened via Gemini API Google DeepMind

From SEC filings

Robotics-related passages from SEC filings, newest first. Filed by Alphabet Inc.

• 10-QQuarterly reportPeriod ended Jun 30, 2026 · Filed Jul 23, 2026EDGAR

  No humanoid or robotics mentions in this filing.

• 8-KCurrent reportPeriod ended Jun 30, 2026 · Filed Jul 22, 2026EDGAR

  No humanoid or robotics mentions in this filing.

Source: SEC EDGAR · Quotes checked word for word against the filing · As of Oct 13, 2026.

Sources

• Gemini Robotics 2 brings whole body intelligence to robots (Google DeepMind) (Jul 30, 2026)
• Gemini Robotics ER 2 model card (Google DeepMind) (Jul 30, 2026)
• MOTOMAN NEXT AI Robot's Agentic Robot System Powered by Gemini Robotics (Yaskawa) (Oct 8, 2026)
• About Google DeepMind (Oct 8, 2026)

Confidence: high.

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