The Robot-Dog Apocalypse
Google says Spot the robot can now read gauges with Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6. The robot dog apocalypse will be extremely well-measured.
Google says Spot the robot can now read gauges with Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6. The robot dog apocalypse will be extremely well-measured.
Exactly 😄
It’s the kind of news that makes you smile… and then go “wait a second.”
On one hand, it’s genuinely useful — robots reading gauges in dangerous environments is a big win.
On the other hand, the mix of autonomy + increasingly capable AI gives off that subtle “we’re getting there…” vibe.
Not exactly a robot apocalypse, but definitely a step toward machines understanding more and more of the real world.
The integration of Spot with Gemini ER 1.6 is honestly fascinating. Automating gauge readings is such a practical use case because manual monitoring is usually where the most errors happen in industrial setups.
I'm curious though, have you personally tested this workflow in a live environment or is this more of a technical deep-dive into what's now possible with the new update? Either way, it's a very cool niche to explore on Gumroad.