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April 15, 2026
Spot the robot can now read gauges.
Google said Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 is “our safest robotics model to date,” enabling robots to reason and understand their environments with “unprecedented precision.” That includes reading instruments like pressure gauges, which Boston Dynamics demonstrates with its dog-like robot, Spot.

TL;DR
- Google's Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 is touted as their safest robotics model.
- The model enables robots to reason and understand environments with high precision.
- This includes the ability to read instruments like pressure gauges.
- Boston Dynamics' robot, Spot, demonstrates this new capability.
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