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SoftBank Agrees to Buy Robot Maker Boston Dynamics From Google Parent Alphabet
SoftBank Group Corp. is taking over Google parent Alphabet Inc.’s robot dreams, buying Boston Dynamics to pursue a future when more machines intermingle with humans. As part of the transaction with Alphabet, SoftBank also agreed to buy Japanese bipedal robotics company Schaft. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.
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That's a big deal and interesting that Google would let that go.
When you got AI powerful enough to build technology like Boston Dynamics in a matter of months, then you really don't need to hold on to the legacy tech.
It’s not that Alphabet minds being creepy, but c’mon, I think we’re all starting to get a little creeped out by what Boston Dynamics is doing.