Google Releases Gemini 4 Carbon as Humanoid Robot AI Race Heats Up

At a glance

Google has officially launched its top AI model, Gemini 4 Carbon, and unveiled Gemini Robotics 2.5, an AI that controls robots. This is speeding up the race among companies that combine AI software with humanoid (human-shaped) robot hardware.

Key points

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   A robot using Google's AI from Apptronik completed parts-sorting work at a Mercedes-Benz factory with a 96% success rate.

2. 2

   The new robot AI improved task success rates by 30 to 100% over the previous model in many tests.

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   Google set API prices at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens.

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   Tesla, Figure AI, and Hyundai with Boston Dynamics are each pursuing robot businesses in different ways.

Why it matters

As robots begin doing real work in factories, AI is expanding from screens into the physical world. Figure AI is one of the key companies in this race.

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