# Google DeepMind — Gemini Robotics ER-1.6 enhances reasoning to help robots navigate real-world tasks.

- Company: Google DeepMind (deepmind.google)
- Announced: 2026-04-14T15:00:00+00:00
- Category: model-update
- Subject: Gemini
- Models affected: Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6
- Source: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-deepmind/gemini-robotics-er-1-6/
- Record: https://forck.live/items/1316-gemini-robotics-er-1-6-enhances-reasoning-to-help-robots-navigate-real-world

Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 is an upgrade to a reasoning-first model that helps robots understand their environment.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-deepmind/gemini-robotics-er-1-6/:

> An overview of Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6, an upgrade to our reasoning-first model that helps robots to understand their environment.

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