Atlas record: https://www.aitimeline.dev/en/events/evt-0036/
Announcement · July 30, 2026
Google DeepMind introduced a model family for robot control, motion planning and interaction with the physical environment.
Connecting perception with action brings multimodal AI from screens into the physical world.
ER 2 was available in AI Studio and private preview; VLA and On-Device models were limited to early-access partners.
Google DeepMind · Published July 30, 2026
Engadget · Published July 30, 2026
Both records concern the Gemini family of models.
The first version of the line that Gemini Robotics 2 of July 2026 continues.
Both records concern models that control a robot's whole body; the comparison is topical, with no claim that one influenced the other.
Gemini Robotics 2 (30 July) was a specialised robot model; here the general Argon model is presented as covering the whole robotics lifecycle.