Robotics lifecycle
Google / Gemini Gemini Robotics ER 1.5 preview shuts down in favor of 1.6
Google shuts down gemini-robotics-er-1.5-preview and points Gemini API users to gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview.
Source: official changelogGemini changelog
Google's Gemini model and agent surface, including API, Deep Research, multimodal, voice, and tool updates.
Google Gemini
Google's Gemini model and agent surface, including API, Deep Research, multimodal, voice, and tool updates.
Google / Gemini Embedding 2 GA
Google / Gemini Gemini embedding-2 reaches general availability
Google releases gemini-embedding-2 as a generally available embedding model in the Gemini API.
Source: official changelog Deep Research
Google / Gemini Gemini Deep Research adds planning, visualization, MCP, and File Search
New Gemini Deep Research previews add collaborative planning, visualization support, MCP server integration, and File Search for research workflows.
Source: official changelog 3.1 Flash TTS
Google / Gemini Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS Preview launches
Google launches Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS Preview as a cost-efficient, expressive, steerable text-to-speech model.
Source: official changelog Robotics ER 1.6
Google / Gemini Gemini Robotics ER 1.6 Preview adds instrument and spatial reasoning upgrades
The updated Gemini Robotics ER model adds instrument reading plus improved spatial and physical reasoning capabilities.
Source: official changelog Tool combinations
Google / Gemini Gemini 3 supports built-in tools with function calling and Maps grounding
Gemini API adds built-in tools with custom function calling in one call, and supports Grounding with Google Maps for Gemini 3 models.
Source: official changelog