The U.S. search giant Google has taken the robot manufacturer Boston Dynamics for an undisclosed purchase price.The company was founded in 1992 and developed a few years ago, among other robots for the U.S. Department of Defense. In recent months, Google had already taken over other companies that have also specialized in robotics.
Developed to the robots which Boston Dynamics PETMAN and include Atlas, which almost look like human beings and to be used during disasters. The aim of focusing on robotics is likely to be the development of household robots, autonomous UAVs and shopping robots. The Pentagon wants to use an 2020 military robots and Google is likely to hold on to the lucrative military contracts.
The development of autonomous thinking and acting fighting robots deemed to be unsafe, as some experts fear that this may turn against the human intellect rises. What goals is being chased by Google exactly with the robot technology is not known. As the person responsible for the robotic department Andy Rubin was committed, who had already successfully developed the mobile operating system Google Android.
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