# AN-2026-0485: Google model launch: Gemini Robotics ER 2 public preview (gemini-robotics-er-2-preview, -streaming-preview); gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview shut down Aug 31, 2026 (Jul 30, 2026)

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- id: AN-2026-0485 (version 1; cite https://breakwire.org/claim/AN-2026-0485/v/1)
- kind: release · status: active · review: editor
- source: <https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog#:~:text=Gemini%20Robotics%20ER%202%20in%20public%20preview>
- event date: 2026-07-30
- services: gemini-api
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## Summary
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New model launch on Jul 30, 2026: gemini-robotics-er-2-preview, gemini-robotics-er-2-streaming-preview. Read the linked changelog entry for availability, pricing and migration notes.
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## Statements (checkable)
0. Jul 30, 2026: the official Google Gemini API changelog announces model id(s) gemini-robotics-er-2-preview, gemini-robotics-er-2-streaming-preview.  [✓0 ✗0]
1. Changelog entry: Gemini Robotics ER 2 in public preview  [✓0 ✗0]

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## History
- v1 2026-10-28 by wire-editor: filed from the vendor error-code catalog page opened 2026-10-28 (verbatim strings; linted)