Google DeepMind has brought on board Aaron Saunders, the former Chief Technology Officer of Boston Dynamics, to take up the position of Vice President of Hardware Engineering. This move is set to further propel Google DeepMind's strategic blueprint in the robotics domain. (Here, "layout" is translated more naturally as "blueprint" to better fit the context of strategic planning.)

This recruitment marks a pivotal stride by DeepMind's CEO, Demis Hassabis, in driving forward the "Gemini" initiative. The "Gemini" plan envisions the creation of a robot operating system, similar in concept to the Android system, which will be capable of supporting a diverse range of robot forms.

During his time at Boston Dynamics, Saunders was actively involved in numerous cutting - edge robotics projects. At present, components and technologies for legged robots have gained relatively wide adoption. Several U.S. startups, along with Tesla, are vigorously engaged in the development of humanoid robots. Chinese robotics firms are also experiencing a rapid ascent. For example, Hangzhou - based Unitree has outpaced Boston Dynamics to emerge as the largest supplier of quadruped robots in relevant industries.

However, Hassabis is placing greater emphasis on the software - level development of the "Gemini" project. (In English, we usually use "project" instead of "plan" when referring to a specific undertaking like this.)