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Google DeepMind Launches Gemini Robotics 2 and ER 2 in Wave of Physical AI Releases

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  1. Version 3 2026-08-03 09:24 UTC · 47 items

    The ASIMOV-Agentic benchmark was confirmed at version 2 with a dedicated site (item 43608), and DeepMind published a formal safety tech report PDF (item 43607), adding concrete documentation to what was previously descr…

  2. Version 2 2026-08-01 02:08 UTC · 32 items

    Ars Technica provided third-party corroboration of the Gemini Robotics 2.0 announcement (item 42177), adding the 'physical AGI' framing from DeepMind scientists as a notable on-record quote. The ASIMOV-Agentic benchmark…

  3. Version 1 2026-07-30 18:11 UTC · 17 items

    Google DeepMind released Gemini Robotics 2 on July 28, 2026 [^42119], followed by Gemini Robotics ER 2 on July 30 [^42118], expanding its physical AI stack with full-body humanoid control, on-device model adaptation req…