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

Part of Alphabet Inc..

Also active in United States.

Funding not applicable (Alphabet division). Yaskawa release date is access date.

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.

People

• DH
  Demis Hassabis Founder

  Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer

  His X profile describes him as co-founder and chair of Google DeepMind and Chief Scientist of Alphabet; DeepMind's about page lists him as CEO.

  @demishassabisRole confirmed in their X bio
• CP
  Carolina Parada

  Head of Robotics

  Her X profile lists her as VP and Head of Robotics. She wrote Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 2 announcement.

  @parada_car88104Role confirmed in their X bio

Sources: About Google DeepMind · Gemini Robotics 2 brings whole body intelligence to robots (Google DeepMind blog) · As of Oct 8, 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

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 8, 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)

Confidence: high.

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