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Austin-based robotics startup Apptronik has unveiled Apollo 2, the latest version of its humanoid robot. Apollo 2 comes in both bipedal and wheeled versions and performs real-world tasks while collecting training data. Apptronik is using this data with Google DeepMind to train Gemini Robotics AI models, making Apollo smarter...

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Gemini Robotics 2 on Apollo, whole body generalization in 3D, World Cup edition :) These motions are entirely unscripted and no data was collected for this particular task. All reactive full body behaviors - when to step back or step forward, whether to retry, where to look and step - are emergent whole body generalization from the action model.
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Gemini Robotics 2 on Apollo, whole body generalization in 3D, World Cup edition :) These motions are entirely unscripted and no data was collected for this particular task. All reactive full body behaviors - when to step back or step forward, whether to retry, where to look and step - are emergent whole body generalization from the action model.

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