Google DeepMind Reshuffles Leadership as Gemini Robotics 2 Launches New Humanoid Capabilities

Demis Hassabis stepped down as DeepMind CEO and was promoted to a new role overseeing Google’s overall AI strategy, signaling a major leadership shift after years of guiding the lab’s breakthroughs.

Jeff Dean left his position as chief scientist of DeepMind, ending a decade‑long tenure that drove many of the company’s core models, adding to the executive turnover and raising questions about future research direction.

Google DeepMind placed a single senior executive in charge of the Gemini line after eight prominent researchers exited the team within two months, consolidating decision‑making and aiming to stabilize the project amid talent loss.

Gemini Robotics 2 debuted with a full humanoid body, enabling precise limb movement and coordinated multi‑robot teamwork, marking DeepMind’s first major push into physical robotics and expanding its AI portfolio beyond software.