DeepMind Unveils Gemini Robotics 1.5 with Revolutionary Motion Transfer Technology That Lets Robots Share Skills Across Different Platforms
Summary
DeepMind launches Gemini Robotics 1.5 featuring groundbreaking Motion Transfer technology that allows robots to instantly share learned skills across different platforms without retraining, splitting AI into separate systems for high-level reasoning and motor control while demonstrating successful skill transfers between multiple robot types.
Key Points
- DeepMind releases Gemini Robotics 1.5, a two-model AI stack that splits embodied intelligence into Gemini Robotics-ER 1.5 for high-level reasoning and planning, and Gemini Robotics 1.5 for low-level motor control
- The system introduces Motion Transfer technology that enables skills learned on one robot platform to transfer to different robots without retraining, demonstrated across ALOHA, bi-arm Franka, and Apptronik Apollo platforms
- Gemini Robotics-ER 1.5 becomes available via the Gemini API while the VLA controller remains limited to select partners, with the system showing improved performance on long-horizon tasks and cross-robot skill transfer