Google Acquires Seven Robot Companies, Wants Big Role in Robotics

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Google Acquires Seven Robot Companies, Wants Big Role in Robotics

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by Evan Ackerman | IEEE Spectrum

Google is funding a major new robotics group, and that includes acquiring a bunch of robotics startups, according to the New Your Times.

The seven companies are capable of creating technologies needed to build a mobile, dexterous robot.

Andy Rubin, the engineer who spearheaded the development of Android at Google ... was leading this new robotics effort at the company.

Mr. Rubin has secretly acquired an array of robotics and artificial intelligence start-up companies in the United States and Japan.

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