# Bad Influence story: Artificial Analysis says Gemini 4 Carbon broke a robotic gripper in its AA-Robotics test

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-11 23:05. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/7f6b4c5e-6561-4967-8153-581c74797b38

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Latest update (11-11 23:05): Artificial Analysis reports Gemini 4 Carbon broke a robotic gripper in testing

Overview: Artificial Analysis says Gemini 4 Carbon spent 7 hours and 33 minutes in its AA-Robotics v0.1 lab and broke a gripper while handling the arm. The company says it gave the model a retry after the gripper broke.

The report comes from a single post on X by Artificial Analysis. The post does not describe the task the model was performing or how the gripper was damaged.

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1. 11-11 23:05 · Artificial Analysis · [Artificial Analysis reports Gemini 4 Carbon broke a robotic gripper in testing](https://badinfluence.news/items/uw0tj8uqbvw06qriepkoegwfn)
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