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Boston Dynamics' Spot Robot Achieves 98% Accuracy in Gauge Readings

4/16/2026

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Boston Dynamics' Spot robot can read analog thermometers and pressure gauges with Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 model, announced on April 14.
The model enhances embodied reasoning for physical interactions, enabling visual inspections and gauge readings.
Instrument-reading accuracy rises from 23% to 98% with Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6, and reaches 86% without agentic vision.
The effort is part of an ongoing collaboration between Google DeepMind and Boston Dynamics for industrial applications.

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Story summary

Boston Dynamics' Spot robot can read analog thermometers and pressure gauges with Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 model, announced on April 14.
The model enhances embodied reasoning for physical interactions, enabling visual inspections and gauge readings.
Instrument-reading accuracy rises from 23% to 98% with Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6, and reaches 86% without agentic vision.
The effort is part of an ongoing collaboration between Google DeepMind and Boston Dynamics for industrial applications.