Google Gemini Robotics Update Lets Robots Understand, Plan, and Act in Real Environments

Google's latest Gemini Robotics ER 1.6 update gives physical robots on-device embodied reasoning, letting them understand natural-language tasks, plan multi-step actions, and operate in real-world environments without per-task retraining. The release escalates the race between Google DeepMind, OpenAI, and Boston Dynamics to produce general-purpose robot brains.