Google buys its eighth robotics company this year with Boston Dynamics acquisition

Danny Palmer
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Boston Robotics specialises in building "dynamic" robots and software for "human simulation"

Google has bought Boston Dynamics, an engineering company that specialises in building "dynamic" robots and software for human simulation. The company, which fulfils contracts for the US armed f...

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