←back to thread

Gemini Robotics On-Device brings AI to local robotic devices

(deepmind.google)
214 points meetpateltech | 2 comments | 24 Jun 25 14:05 UTC | HN request time: 1.047s | source
1. MidoriGlow ◴[25 Jun 25 07:43 UTC] No.44374635[source]▶
Elon Musk said in last week’s Starship Update: the very first Mars missions are planned to be flown by Optimus humanoid robots to scout and build basic infrastructure before humans arrive (full transcript + audio: https://transpocket.com/share/oUKhep6cUl3s/). If Gemini Robotics On-Device can truly adapt to new tasks with ~50–100 demos, pairing that with mass-produced Optimus bodies and Starship’s lift capacity could be powerful—offline autonomy, zero-latency control, and the ability to ship dozens of robots per launch.
replies(1): >>44376773 #
2. lm28469 ◴[25 Jun 25 12:56 UTC] No.44376773[source]▶
Elon Musk said in 2016 that we'd have fully autonomous cars by the end of the year and we'd be on Mars by 2018, with manned missions by 2024.

Fast forward to 2025, weeks have no self driving cars, and nothing is even close to getting to Mars, let alone manned