Beyond Humanoid Robots: Why Google DeepMind Is Building the Intelligence Layer for Physical AI

The most important part of Google DeepMind’s latest robotics announcement is not a humanoid robot walking across a room, bending down, or placing an object on a shelf.It is the possibility that robotic intelligence may no longer need to remain permanently tied to one machine.Google DeepMind has introduced Gemini Robotics 2, a new generation of physical AI models designed to control different robotic bodies, execute whole-body movements, perform longer tasks, and coordinate multiple robots.