The robots are coming. But not the kind we’re used to. Not the ones locked in steel cages, motionless, repeating the same move over and over. This time, we’re talking about robots with legs—ones that can actually walk and think. And they’re powered by advanced #ArtificialIntelligence developed by #GoogleDeepMind.
#Mercedes is testing all of this in Berlin, Germany, at its Digital Factory Campus. The star of the show is #Apollo, a humanoid robot built by #Apptronik, the same American company working with #NASA. And the brain? That comes from DeepMind, with software designed to teach robots how to perform physical tasks—not just read text or recognize images.
Apollo can carry parts from one station to another, but that’s just the beginning. It’s #bipedal, moves autonomously, and can be reprogrammed for different jobs, adapting to the factory’s needs. A big leap from the static machines we’ve known so far.
Mercedes didn’t stop at a demo. It invested £85 million in Apptronik—a clear sign this #partnership is serious. With the new #GeminiRobotics and #GeminiExtendedReasoning models integrated into the system, the factory is moving toward full #smartfactory capabilities.
One more step toward a world where production is not only #automated, but also intelligent. This time, with legs and a brain.
