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- Agile Robots has entered a strategic research partnership with Google DeepMind to develop robots using Gemini Robotics models.
- The collaboration will focus on deploying intelligent robots across industries such as electronics manufacturing, automotive, data centers, and logistics.
- Growing partnerships between robotics and AI companies reflect a broader shift toward what industry leaders call physical AI.
Agile Robots, a Munich-based robotics company, has announced a strategic research partnership with the artificial intelligence lab Google DeepMind to develop a new generation of AI-powered robots.
Under the agreement, Agile Robots will integrate Google DeepMind’s Gemini Robotics foundation models into its robotic systems. Data collected by these robots will also be used to improve and refine the underlying Gemini AI models.
The two companies plan to test, fine-tune, and deploy robots powered by Gemini models in a range of industrial applications, including electronics manufacturing, automotive production, data centers, and logistics operations.
Zhaopeng Chen, co-founder and CEO of Agile Robots, said the company has already installed more than 20,000 robotics solutions worldwide, demonstrating the scalability of intelligent automation.
He added that the biggest opportunity lies in building autonomous and intelligent production systems capable of transforming entire industries. According to Chen, integrating Gemini Robotics models into Agile Robots’ solutions places the company at the forefront of a rapidly expanding market.
While the companies described the agreement as a long-term partnership, they declined to disclose financial details.
Agile Robots was founded in 2018 and has raised more than $270 million in venture capital funding. Investors include SoftBank Vision Fund, Xiaomi, and Midas Group.
The partnership reflects a broader trend of collaboration across the robotics sector. Earlier this year, Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics announced a partnership with Google DeepMind to apply the company’s AI foundation models to the development of its upcoming humanoid robot Atlas.
In another recent example, German robotics startup Neura Robotics partnered with Qualcomm in March to use the company’s newly introduced IQ10 processor series designed for mobile robots and humanoid systems.
Industry leaders increasingly view robotics combined with advanced AI as the next major frontier for technology. Many refer to this shift as physical AI, where artificial intelligence moves beyond software and begins interacting directly with the physical world through robotic systems.
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, has previously highlighted physical AI as one of the most important growth areas for the future of the AI industry.
