Google Advances Embodied AI with Gemini Robotics ER Model
Google has introduced a new AI model that improves how robots understand, plan, and act in real-world environments, marking progress in embodied reasoning.
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Google has introduced a new AI model that improves how robots understand, plan, and act in real-world environments, marking progress in embodied reasoning.
Global shipments of humanoid and quadruped robots are projected to reach 810,000 units by 2030, as enterprise adoption replaces early experimentation.
Chinese robotics and automation firm Inovance is preparing a Hong Kong listing that could raise up to $2 billion, highlighting growing investor appetite for industrial and embodied AI technologies.
A McDonald’s restaurant in Shanghai is testing humanoid robots for customer-facing roles, offering a glimpse into how service robotics could gradually enter everyday retail environments.
RoboForce has raised $52 million in a round led by YZi Labs to expand deployment of its TITAN physical AI robots. The company is targeting labor shortages across sectors including solar energy, logistics, mining, and data center construction.
NVIDIA is expanding its robotics platform with new world models, simulation frameworks, and partnerships with leading robot manufacturers. The move aims to accelerate the deployment of AI-powered robots across manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and humanoid robotics.
Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a robot pollinator that uses computer vision and 3D modeling to automate flower pollination in indoor farms.
Xiaomi is preparing to release a new robotics product this year as the company deepens investment in AI, chips, and operating systems to compete in embodied intelligence.
Xiaomi has deployed a humanoid robot on its EV assembly line, marking a step toward large-scale industrial use of embodied AI in automotive manufacturing.
Japan’s robotics industry posted its strongest quarterly orders on record in early 2025, driven by global labor shortages and surging demand for industrial automation.
Hyundai’s Atlas humanoid robot is emerging as a major challenger to Tesla’s Optimus as automakers race to dominate what analysts see as a multi-trillion-dollar robotics market.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz toured Unitree Robotics in Hangzhou, signaling Berlin’s interest in expanding cooperation with China’s fast-growing robotics and AI sector.
China’s robotics technology has reached approximately 98% of U.S. capability, according to MIT Professor Sangbae Kim, highlighting the growing importance of data and industrial scale in physical AI.
Xpeng has started building a dedicated humanoid robot manufacturing base in Guangzhou, aiming to achieve large-scale production by 2026 using vertically integrated AI and robotics technology.
Germany’s robotics industry is projected to shrink again in 2026, raising concerns that Europe’s largest automation hub is losing ground to faster-growing competitors in Asia and North America.