Andy Rubin's new role at Google? Building robots

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Wow, who knew that Amazon’s recent package delivery drone reveal would have such far-reaching implications? After learning that UPS was also working on an unmanned delivery system, we’re now hearing more about Google’s next “moonshot” project and it’s a doozy.











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The wonderful and terrifying robot future portended by Amazon’s delivery drones isn’t exclusive to the e-tailer giant; Google is getting in on the robot action, too. The company is looking to develop humanoid robots that could perform tasks such as manufacturing electronics, loading up products to ship, and even delivering goods...

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A humanoid robot built by Meka, one of several robotics startups The New York Times says have been acquired by Google. Photo: Meka Google grows more and more like Amazon with each passing month, transforming itself into an honest-to-goodness online shopping company, and this evolution is

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Google is now the proud owner of Boston Dynamics, an engineering company that specializes in building dynamic robots and software for human simulation. You may have seen some of Boston Dynamics' creations already, especially if you've spent any amount of time browsing YouTube videos -- a 2 minute demonstration of the company's WildCat robot...

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Apparently, Google’s robotics division needs to scare the pants off of the rest of the world. Google confirmed to the New York Times that it purchased Boston Dynamics, a DARPA-funded robotics firm that has grown YouTube-famous through its unworldly animalistic and anthropomorphic military robot

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(Photo : bostondynamics.com) Boston Dynamics' robots have an animal's gait. Google made its latest robot-themed purchase on Friday when it acquired the robotics company, Boston Dynamics, Gizmodo reported. The Bostonian company makes semi-regular headlines whenever it completes a new, animal-named

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