Alphabet To Sell Boston Dynamics Robotics Unit

Executives at Google parent Alphabet, absorbed with making sure all the various companies under its corporate umbrella have plans to generate real revenue, concluded that Boston Dynamics isn’t likely to produce a marketable product in the next few years and have put the unit up for sale.

Mar 18, 2016

Executives at Google parent Alphabet, absorbed with making sure all the various companies under its corporate umbrella have plans to generate real revenue, concluded that Boston Dynamics isn’t likely to produce a marketable product in the next few years and have put the unit up for sale.

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