# Google Is Selling Its New Robot on Safety, Not Smarts

- slug: google-is-selling-its-new-robot-on-safety-not-smarts
- date: 2026-04-16
- category: Robotics

Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 scored 86 percent on instrument reading — but Google buried the number that matters to defense and industrial buyers: 6 percent better on text safety, 10 percent better on video hazard identification. The safety metrics are the pitch.

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