Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot can already trot across rubble, open doors, and inspect industrial sites. Now, a research effort involving Google DeepMind is exploring whether the quadruped can learn to think through problems before it moves a single leg.

Boston Dynamics today announced it is partnering with Google Cloud and Google DeepMind to integrate Gemini and Gemini Robotics ER 1.6 into Orbit AIVI -Learning. The robotics developer said the integration will allow it to deliver a more sophisticated, intuitive, and powerful AI experience.

Robots such as Boston Dynamics’ four-legged Spot can now accurately read analog thermometers and pressure gauges while roaming around factories and warehouses. Those improvements come courtesy of Google DeepMind’s newest robotic AI model that aims to enhance robotic capabilities for ‘embodied reasoning’ when interacting with physical environments.

Google DeepMind and Boston Dynamics are bringing Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 to Spot, adding embodied reasoning for inspections, gauges, and facility tasks.

Boston Dynamics entered into a partnership with Google Cloud and its AI research lab, DeepMind, to integrate advanced AI capabilities into its robots. The collaboration will see Google's Gemini models embedded into Boston Dynamics' robot dog, Spot, and the AI visual inspections (AIVI) arm of its robot fleet management platform, Orbit.

Boston Dynamics has equipped its quadruped robot Spot with Google DeepMind’s Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6,

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