Morning news on March 24, Beijing time, according to the Wall Street Journal, people familiar with the matter said Google Alphabet of the parent company plans to drop the robot plan and sell the acquisitions of less than 3 years with Boston Dynamics robot manufacturer.
In addition to Boston Dynamics, a Google for 2013 at least buy another 6 robot company, will be merged into a single group called Replicant, in order to pay tribute to the 1982 science-fiction film Blade Runner. The project by the Android co-founder Andy Rubin (Andy Rubin).
Alphabet recently disbanded a Replicant, and the staff in the sector assigned to Alphabet x Department. Asiteluo·taile, the head of the latter (Astro Teller) said in media interviews, previously served on the Replicant employees to apply their technology to a new project. He also asked the staff to give priority to the Alphabet trying to solve problems, rather than specific technologies.
Alphabet x spokesman added, the group will identify some robots can be used to solve the real problem.
Taylor does not confirm whether Alphabet Boston Dynamics Company will sell, but said, as unwilling to give up a humanoid robot project, so the Department would not join the Alphabet x.
"Our philosophy not so consistent. "Taylor said," they have the world's leading Robotics scientists, but to join the Alphabet x, you must agree with our way of doing things. " Victorias Secret iPhone 6
In fact, the Alphabet x more teams use robots, including unmanned vehicles and delivery drone, but Taylor said, these devices are designed to address a wide range of transport and logistics issues.
Bloomberg had previously reported that the Alphabet plans to sell Boston Dynamics, the company was separated from MIT, founding date is 24 years.
Boston Dynamics of human and animal-shaped robot video in the playback volume has more than 100 million times on YouTube. People familiar with the matter said, Alphabet executives hope that Boston Dynamics within a few years to concentrate on the development of income-generating products. Because of the Boston Dynamics opinionated, so Alphabet decided to sell.
Boston Dynamics has not made comment.
Consumer robotics company iRobot CEO kelin·angeer (Colin Angle) that the Boston Dynamics is not suitable for Alphabet, because the company's two-legged and four-legged robot main purpose lies in the military field. But Google said the company Boston Dynamics robot is not used for military purposes.
Alphabet last year have pulled out of the United States Department of defense held robot challenge.
"The robot is of great value in niche areas, such as through the jungle and climb the mountain, which is in line with the military's interest," but most companies are not interested. Angel points out that "some people consider there is sufficient is essential for practical Robotics robot, this is a wrong concept. But this robot is really cool, and development have very much. "
Rubin 2014 departure from Google, so the robot has had an impact on the status of the business within Google. In 2013, told the times he expressed, the robot project has "10 vision".
Google executives had envisioned robots capable of caring for the elderly, as well as to the unmanned robot cars loaded with cargo. But in the past two years it has changed. Victorias Secret iPhone 6 Cases
Rubin declined to comment.
Ingres, said Rubin's assets and with no clear goal, and now also lacks a has his reputation and vision, the people will be the 7 different academic direction of the robot company combined together, so as to create a meaningful source of revenue for Google.
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