15 October 2026

Google's Gemini 4 Argon pitched for robotics, with simulation-first training

First reported

Ars Technica ran this on 13 October, a day before the other 3 sources picked it up.

Google Gemini 4 Argon is pitched as one model covering robot control, virtual practice worlds, and grading training videos.
In a Boston Dynamics Spot demo, the model first rehearses a can toss in simulation, lifting success on real hardware from 56 to 75 percent.
On Google's ERQA spatial-reasoning benchmark Argon scores 87 percent, but a separate real-robot test ranks it third at 55 out of 100.

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