Samsung Bot Handy 2 Integrates Google Gemini, Boosts Dexterity with 3kg Dual-Arm Grip

Launch that matters

Samsung today unveiled the Bot Handy 2, a consumer-focused household robot that ships with Google Gemini integration and dual arms rated to grip up to 3 kg each, signaling a move from demo-stage curiosity toward practical home assistants. The company says the updated AI partnership gives the Bot Handy 2 more natural language understanding and on-device reasoning for routine tasks, and Samsung frames the release as the first mainstream push to combine large multimodal models with dexterous manipulation in a compact home robot.

What it can do

The Bot Handy 2 pairs conversational intelligence with tangible capability: it listens, plans, and manipulates—pouring liquids, setting tables, sorting laundry and carrying fragile items—thanks to compliant dual arms that manage a 3 kg payload per arm while modulating force for delicate objects. Integration with Gemini lets users request multi-step chores conversationally ("clear the dinner table and load the dishwasher"), and the robot maps intent to motion so it can perform chained actions without repeated prompts.

Engineering leaps inside

Under the skin, Samsung reworked the manipulation stack: lightweight actuators, force-feedback control, and refined grasp planners reduce slippage and allow the robot to adapt grip in real time when it senses glassware or soft fabrics. The combination of on-board model execution and ROS-friendly APIs means some decision-making happens locally for speed and privacy, while heavier planning can leverage cloud-augmented Gemini capabilities when connectivity is available.

Everyday deployment scenarios

In trials, Bot Handy 2 demonstrated household workflows—collecting dirty dishes, handing a phone to a person, and moving a laundry basket between rooms—showing owners how it could free minutes across a day rather than run single isolated demos. Its speech and visual context help it coordinate with other smart devices: it can ask a user to confirm fragile items before loading a dishwasher, or pause when a child enters its workspace, making it useful for assisted living, busy families, and solo apartment dwellers.

Compact but capable

The Bot Handy 2 is estimated at 120 cm tall with a 35 cm shoulder width and 40 cm depth and weighs roughly 18 kg, riding on an omnidirectional wheeled base that reaches up to 1.5 km/h for indoor traversals. Its sensor suite includes RGB and 3D object cameras, LiDAR, ultrasonic sensors, gyroscope, IMU, force and proximity sensors, and navigation uses LiDAR-based SLAM combined with 3D object recognition; battery chemistry mirrors typical lithium-ion lifespans (3–5 years under normal use). Safety features include emergency stop, collision detection, obstacle avoidance and force-feedback control, while software runs on a Linux-based stack with ROS support and developer APIs.

How it stacks up

Against peers, Bot Handy 2’s edge is the Gemini tie‑in and true dual-arm 3 kg grip: compared with Star1, which focuses on single-arm manipulation, Bot Handy 2 offers richer conversational planning but may carry a higher price; CLOi GuideBot excels at navigation and public-space guidance while Bot Handy 2 is stronger at in-home manipulation yet less optimized for crowded commercial settings; MiPA emphasizes mobility and social interaction but lacks Bot Handy 2’s heavy-duty grasping and model integration; ALLEX targets industrial assistance with heavier payloads and ruggedness, so Bot Handy 2 trades raw lifting capacity for finesse, AI dialogue and household-ready safety.

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