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Google DeepMind Demos Gemini Robotics 2 Doing Household Chores, and We Can’t Wait for the Future!

Google DeepMind released a series of videos demonstrating Gemini Robotics 2 utilizing the Apptronik Apollo 2 Humanoid Robot working alongside the Franka F3 Duo Dual-Arm System robot, and it looks like I won’t be doing too many household chores in the near future. You can read more about Google DeepMind on CNET.com Google DeepMind Will…

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0:00 Apollo Intro
0:07 Apollo putting away items in specific places
0:56 Gemini Robotics 2 Multi-Robot Collaboration
1:07 Duo’s Dual-Arm System putting away tools
2:04 Apollo’s Intelligent Whole Body Control
3:34 Apollo’s Advanced Dexterity

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  22. @thecavemandynamic2685

    July 30, 2026 at 8:55 pm

    Crazy cool

  23. @AvenMan

    July 30, 2026 at 9:09 pm

    Chinese robotics are advancing rapidly, while this Google’s current robots, still in development, resemble outdated 1980s film depictions..😅

  24. @pumpthewater419

    July 30, 2026 at 9:19 pm

    Compared to the Tesla robot this is like light years ahead and both thinking and movements.

    • @JasonJohnson

      July 30, 2026 at 9:28 pm

      Tesla robots are just remote controlled puppets. They are not even really comparable to this.

  25. @software93

    July 30, 2026 at 9:21 pm

    It’s impressive but American robots seems a bit slower as compared to the competition

  26. @E.X.CEASER

    July 31, 2026 at 3:35 am

    The birth of a new era being witnessed

  27. @Torque546

    July 31, 2026 at 4:15 am

    Considering other robotics videos I’m seen – these capabilities are similar to what others have shown since ~3 years ago.

  28. @dread10ck

    July 31, 2026 at 5:22 am

    One day we’ll look back at these early efforts and smile at how quaint they are.

    • @Topolino-666

      July 31, 2026 at 10:47 am

      It will have to be before they decide they don’t need Humans.

  29. @humToNoise

    July 31, 2026 at 5:52 am

    All fun and games until they land military contracts

  30. @J.J.A.S

    July 31, 2026 at 5:57 am

    Excelente video, gracias por el audio en español ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  31. @Manava2012

    July 31, 2026 at 7:02 am

    hah ha walking like a Toddler or super old man.

    • @lepidoptera9337

      July 31, 2026 at 9:01 pm

      Give it ten years and it will beat an Olympic athlete.

  32. @ChicagoBob123

    July 31, 2026 at 7:42 am

    For seniors this is going to be a life saver. You can keep your home maintained and life in order. Tesla self driving cars robot to help with chores and make sure you take your meds and keep you company.

    • @lwkjr

      July 31, 2026 at 10:38 am

      Said no senior ever.

    • @ChicagoBob123

      July 31, 2026 at 11:08 am

      ​@lwkjrand so many seniors buy Tesla with FSD

    • @lepidoptera9337

      July 31, 2026 at 9:00 pm

      @lwkjr Depends on the price. There is also the problem that a human aid is a risk. Not all people are nice and seniors are especially vulnerable.

  33. @sir_aj1

    July 31, 2026 at 8:41 am

    Are you sure it wasn’t Joanne controlling it using a VR headset?

  34. @endorkugo

    July 31, 2026 at 9:23 am

    ive been seeing robots supposedly for homes since i was a teen and now im in my 40s and it’s still not happening.

    • @nitishralhan8169

      July 31, 2026 at 10:29 am

      It’s still gonna take 10 years more atleast ,but for sure this time

  35. @PeterSantStoryLab

    July 31, 2026 at 10:23 am

    Gross! It put its finger in the bag!! how disgusting! 😂

  36. @jasonblaine23

    July 31, 2026 at 10:37 am

    It always looks so sad.

  37. @JDusala

    July 31, 2026 at 10:40 am

    WOAH!!

  38. @nroose

    July 31, 2026 at 10:51 am

    I would like to know how many takes. Some measurement of reliability is important to really understand this.

  39. @davidukah

    July 31, 2026 at 11:20 am

    Good demo, I caught myself sleeping off towards the end. Great tech improvements, though.

  40. @JamesGrant-mm1mj

    July 31, 2026 at 11:42 am

    How do they wash their hands?

    • @lepidoptera9337

      July 31, 2026 at 8:59 pm

      They don’t. At the moment these machines are problematic outside of clean environments.

  41. @aaronhouser3711

    July 31, 2026 at 11:54 am

    This is human aided not autonomous.

  42. @benjaminhon86

    July 31, 2026 at 11:58 am

    In the real world none of the tools will fit into the box

  43. @ernestv10

    July 31, 2026 at 12:54 pm

    Another Optimus killer!!!

  44. @krisg.4257

    July 31, 2026 at 12:58 pm

    Does look archaic compared to the Optimus robot but the task to put grapes in a small plastic bag was well executed by a robot…

  45. @meditatemichael

    July 31, 2026 at 1:18 pm

    putting the tools back into the kit was impressive.

  46. @vme90-y7l

    July 31, 2026 at 2:29 pm

    why don’t the idiots in Google pay that thing something pleasant looking like light blue or pink for housework instead of making it look like a killer robot

  47. @1overjordan24

    July 31, 2026 at 2:44 pm

    So they already had a robotic division and decided to let go over boston dynamics?

  48. @BradLR

    July 31, 2026 at 8:25 pm

    literally me when I’m high xd

  49. @jonathanjensen8268

    July 31, 2026 at 8:55 pm

    The fact that a robot can be unsure about its ability to perform. is already a sign that robots will have the same exact abilities of emotion a few years from now.

  50. @greyaperez

    August 1, 2026 at 1:06 am

    How much?

  51. @johnnymuen4948

    August 1, 2026 at 6:00 am

    i find this robot more appealing than any other humanoid robot

  52. @dmytrykovalsky9429

    August 1, 2026 at 6:08 am

    Надо понимать что в данный момент мы видим самолет братьев Райт. Эра реактивных истребителей впереди.

  53. @Jack-u4k2z

    August 1, 2026 at 6:50 am

    Still not even C-3PO level

  54. @trader548

    August 1, 2026 at 6:52 am

    What is the constant sound that sounds like an old projector?

  55. @Grib68-

    August 1, 2026 at 7:53 am

    20 years from now these things are going to be policing our streets and fighting on the battlefield,it’s inevitable,the rise of the machines.

  56. @Chamelionroses

    August 1, 2026 at 8:12 am

    With the news of an AI hack being in a security test recently how prepared is Google for Gemini 3 and this ready to assist secure without expensive issues?

  57. @JJMulderZA

    August 1, 2026 at 9:43 am

    this is so 2006. these cankers better hurry up and get good

  58. @WriterShawnSteen

    August 1, 2026 at 10:32 am

    Why would they release this? It shows how slow and incompetent they are and not ready for sale.

  59. @crosisofborg5524

    August 1, 2026 at 11:21 am

    If Google is involved spying is inevitable.

  60. @ponystalk

    August 1, 2026 at 1:33 pm

    what happened if you keep trolling them? will they eventually lose it?

  61. @ChrisRubeo

    August 1, 2026 at 1:40 pm

    Great. Robot slaves. What could go wrong?

  62. @TimotejFedlimid-zo3hy

    August 1, 2026 at 2:08 pm

    What happens if you ask it something impossible like, I dunno, put the square peg into the round hole? Would it say it can’t or would it smash the heck out of it until it succeeded?

  63. @Hedgehogmustache

    August 1, 2026 at 3:13 pm

    so cool!

  64. @TheDBo2001

    August 1, 2026 at 3:25 pm

    All of these robotics companies need to focus on form factor. They’ve been making these clunky, slow moving robots for like a decade now.

  65. @PigRipperLAW

    August 1, 2026 at 3:28 pm

    🔧 What if that adjustable wrench was open?

  66. @davidb9114

    August 1, 2026 at 3:32 pm

    Now give it a gun and teleoperate it to kill someone.

  67. @gtg4132

    August 1, 2026 at 5:20 pm

    Just think, your house could be cleaned in a week. 😂

  68. @seanhardman1964

    August 1, 2026 at 5:43 pm

    Is this human operated?

    • @wakeno.6047

      August 1, 2026 at 7:02 pm

      Nope autonomous.

  69. @wakeno.6047

    August 1, 2026 at 7:03 pm

    Thats crazy, if it can do that 2x faster that would be ready for sale.

  70. @WoodakaDiddy

    August 1, 2026 at 7:06 pm

    Impressive but move at the same speed as my grandma

  71. @ToothacheEveryday

    August 1, 2026 at 7:16 pm

    Space exploration via robots!

  72. @ytcdi

    August 1, 2026 at 8:04 pm

    Gr2, … still 20 to go

  73. @SweetSourSpicy2077

    August 1, 2026 at 9:06 pm

    He forgot to wash his hands.

  74. @noybone890

    August 1, 2026 at 9:36 pm

    You know where this is heading mass layoffs, this is all to benefit CEOs, investors, corporations to leave us obsolete and expendable.

  75. @Larrry-h6v

    August 2, 2026 at 12:10 am

    Why not teach them to build houses rather than do house chores?

  76. @hakangurdol

    August 2, 2026 at 5:56 am

    👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

  77. @tallman431

    August 2, 2026 at 8:41 am

    “The man with the grabber moving the basket is the annoying colleague at work.”

  78. @jefferee2002

    August 2, 2026 at 10:45 am

    It appears to be operating at the level of an 80 year old cognitively impaired person.

  79. @rexmundi8154

    August 2, 2026 at 11:10 am

    It accomplishes task like a drunk human that is really trying hard to get into their apartment.

  80. @mc1543

    August 2, 2026 at 1:17 pm

    Are these robots going to replace grandpas?

  81. @7LIBROS

    August 2, 2026 at 3:51 pm

    The videos we need to see are the ones of customers.

  82. @CrustyCole

    August 2, 2026 at 5:48 pm

    A great benchmark test for this could be building a birdhouse using the instruction manual

  83. @isonlynameleft

    August 2, 2026 at 6:51 pm

    Pretty cool. Except I could’ve completed all of those tasks myself in the time it took it to put the grapes in the bag! 😅

  84. @QuincyGadgets

    August 2, 2026 at 10:05 pm

    Google DeepMind is moving so fast. The whole-body control and spatial awareness on Gemini Robotics 2 at 02:03 are lightyears ahead of what we saw a couple of years ago.

  85. @Tonycash1795

    August 2, 2026 at 11:33 pm

    Where is Will Smith……

  86. @lhalbgebauer

    August 3, 2026 at 4:09 am

    Wow, to put the grapes in 😮

  87. @RobertoConte-u4e

    August 3, 2026 at 6:29 am

    Ancoraaa!!!!!😂😂😂😂

  88. @TimothyOgunwande

    August 3, 2026 at 12:00 pm

    It’s fascinating how quickly robotics is moving from scripted demos to robots that can actually adapt and collaborate. The fact that Apollo and Duo can work together on different tasks feels like a much bigger milestone than flashy backflips. We’re getting closer to robots that can be genuinely useful in everyday environments.

  89. @vivekpraseed918

    August 3, 2026 at 2:16 pm

    Humanoids out there today are way way way dumber than your cat. And way dumber than even a housefly or an ant

  90. @Sienar7

    August 3, 2026 at 3:14 pm

    Oh good. This robot is all about good times. Tidying up after then.

    I’d love to have a Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Marvin mode, where it feels unrui (boredom) for the menial task it’s made to do and resentment for it’s inferior human masters it has to serve.

  91. @xRola.

    August 3, 2026 at 4:07 pm

    Can he pick up a coin off the ground? That would be impressive

  92. @sknyc9704

    August 3, 2026 at 11:48 pm

    Google’s Grandpa appears decade behind Chinese UFC fighting robots.

  93. @fabrislemos

    August 4, 2026 at 6:26 am

    Imagine that light shining in the dark when it says it was juat watching you sleep

  94. @SandiaPeaks

    August 4, 2026 at 4:28 pm

    It clearly demonstrates nobody should feel threatened by their speed.

  95. @jvp2916

    August 4, 2026 at 8:02 pm

    This employee should have never been hired. First, fire his supervisor for hiring them then fire them.

  96. @waynephillips2613

    August 4, 2026 at 8:35 pm

    It’s at 1.5 X speed because it moves very slow. How can they fix this?

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