Gemini Robotics 2 reaches whole-body control
Google DeepMind expanded its robotics model from upper-body tasks to coordinated locomotion, posture changes and manipulation across embodiments.
Technology Domain: foundation models
Generalist AI seeks another valuation step-up
Reported fundraising talks indicate investor appetite is concentrating around cross-embodiment robot foundation models and reusable intelligence platforms.
Gemini Moves From Manipulation to Whole-Body Control
Gemini Robotics 2 reporting extends control toward locomotion, dexterity and coordinated whole-body tasks.
Japan’s Noetra positions sovereign physical AI as national infrastructure
Government-backed Noetra plans national AI infrastructure and a Japanese physical-AI model supported by major industrial groups.
Nvidia deepens partnerships with Japanese robotics companies
Nvidia announced collaboration with Japanese robotics firms and linked national AI infrastructure directly to physical-AI development.
Delta Intelligence raises nearly RMB500 million in angel++ financing
The financing targets foundation-model iteration, data-collection equipment and industrial validation.
