* **Gemini Robotics ER 2 in public preview**: Released two new embodied
reasoning model endpoints for robotics:

* `gemini-robotics-er-2-preview`: Advanced spatial reasoning, agentic code
execution, multi-step tool orchestration, video moment finding, progress
classification, and multi-robot coordination.
* `gemini-robotics-er-2-streaming-preview`: Optimized for real-time text
streaming using the Live API, enabling low-latency robot agents with
bidirectional audio and video input.

Both model endpoints accept text, image, video, and audio inputs and support
function calling with blocking behavior for physical robot actions. To get
started, see the [Gemini Robotics ER overview](/docs/robotics-overview).
For real-time streaming use cases, see [Robotics with
streaming](/docs/robotics-streaming).

* **Deprecation announcement**: The `gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview` model
will be [shut down](/docs/deprecations) on August 31, 2026.