Google DeepMind said it was rolling out Gemini Robotics 2.5, a vision-language-action model, to robotics partners after testing it on more than 200 tasks.

In a proof-of-concept test, Apollo 2 humanoid robots from Apptronik, a US-based humanoid robotics company, sorted automotive parts on Mercedes-Benz production lines in Germany and Hungary with a 96% success rate, according to Google.

Mercedes-Benz took a stake in Apptronik, and the companies entered a commercial agreement, extending the partnership beyond a one-off demonstration.

BMW introduced humanoid robots at its Leipzig plant. Separately, Figure said its F.02 robot helped produce 30,000 cars at BMW.

Google said the new model improved task success rates, completion speed, and physical safety controls compared with earlier baselines.

It also announced ASIMOV-Jailbreak, a benchmark for robotics jailbreaks. Separately, ISO 10218-1:2025 sets safety requirements for industrial robots.

🔗 Source: Google Deepmind

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