Alphabet may be putting its most high-profile robotics acquisition up for sale just three years after purchasing it. Bloomberg reports that Boston Dynamics, maker of robots which can walk, run, jump, and remain upright when pushed and kicked by humans, is being shopped around. The report cites Amazon and Toyota as potential acquirers, and notes that this would signal a big retreat from robotics, a field beloved by former Google executive Andy Rubin.
Videos of the company's robotic creations routinely racked up tens of millions of views and inspired countless articles about the frightening and awe-inspiring capabilities of its cutting edge creations. But that fear, along with the company's previous ties to military projects, may have been its undoing at Alphabet. According to the Bloomberg report, Alphabet executives, looking to trim its massive portfolio of ambitious research and development projects, were struggling to see an easy path to commercial products for Boston Dynamics current portfolio. It probably didn't help that the company failed to secure crucial military contracts for flagship bots.
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