This weekend, China staged the first-ever official match between two teams made up entirely of AI-guided robots. The event, held in Guangdong province, marks a symbolic milestone in the history of embedded AI and mobile robotics.
Cloud-free AI: Gemini Robotics transforms embedded robotics
What if robots became truly autonomous, without relying on a cloud connection? On June 24, 2025, Google DeepMind unveiled Gemini Robotics On-Device, an embedded version of its Gemini artificial intelligence model, designed to operate directly on robotic machines.
SmolVLA from Hugging Face: Artificial Intelligence propels robotics towards greater agility and accessibility
Hugging Face, a major player in open source artificial intelligence, recently unveiled SmolVLA, a novel robotic model combining lightness, performance and accessibility.
