Google DeepMind: The Podcast Redefining Robotics with Carolina Parada
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May 22, 2025 
Carolina Parada, Senior Director and Head of Robotics at Google DeepMind, dives into the exciting world of robotics. She discusses the leap in robotic capabilities with multimodal understanding and embodied reasoning, allowing robots to perform tasks like tying shoelaces and adapting in real-time. Parada explains the innovative two-system approach enabling robots to combine complex reasoning with rapid responses. With advancements in dexterity and learning methods, she envisions a future where robots significantly enhance human capabilities, especially in healthcare.
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Robots React to Novel Scenarios
- Current robots can understand and react to new situations without scripted behaviors.
- Leveraging Gemini's multimodal model allows robots to handle unseen objects and tasks flexibly.
Robot Slam Dunk Surprise
- The robot performed a slam dunk with a toy basketball it had never seen before immediately.
- It used Gemini's conceptual understanding of basketball to decide how to act instantly.
Multimodal Input in Robotics
- Humans understand the world through multiple senses and robots need multimodal input for powerful intelligence.
- Robotics requires combining natural language and visual input to decide on physical actions effectively.
