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Introducing Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6GoogleReleased April 20, 2026

Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6

Extended Reasoning (ER) foundation model enabling fine-motor tool use and dynamic physics adaptation for autonomous robotic arms.

multimodal-realtimeProprietary APIEnterprise Robotics CloudContext: 262.144K (262,144 tokens)
Official Model Card & DocsResearch PaperGitHub Repository

Technical Specifications

Architecture Type
Extended Reasoning (ER) Embodied AI
Total Parameters
Frontier Robotics VLA
Context Window
262.144K (262,144 tokens)
Max Output Tokens
16.384K (16,384 tokens)
Knowledge Cutoff
January 2026
Supported Modalities
vision, text, spatial-3d, actions
License & Access
Google Robotics Cloud License

Benchmark Evaluations

Tool Use Dexterity
93.4
Uncalibrated Grasp Success
96.1

Deep Architectural Overview

Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 features extended internal simulation loops to reason about friction, gravity, and deformable objects before attempting physical grasps or assembly maneuvers.

Strengths & Considerations

Core Strengths
  • Uncalibrated grasping across deformable materials
  • High tool-use dexterity
  • Robust failure recovery
Known Limitations
  • Requires industrial robotics hardware interfaces

Token & API Pricing

Input Tokens (1M)Contact
Output Tokens (1M)Contact
Pricing is verified directly against Google's developer documentation and API rate sheets.

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