Monday, December 16, 2013

Google closer to Skynet and Terminators with purchase ... - Reuters

MADRID, December 16 (Portaltic / EP) –

In Terminator, the network that controls all the robots in the world and stands against humanity called Skynet. At the rate we’re going, Google could steal the role in real life. The search engine giant has completed the acquisition of a new robotics company, a very important Boston Dynamics

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engineering company specializes in designing mobile robot research for the Pentagon, just as Cyberdyne Systems Corporation “created” the technology necessary for the Terminators in fiction, subcontracted by the U.S. Army.

is the eighth robotics company acquired by Mountain View in the last six months. Following the announcement of the acquisition of Boston Dynamics, activities are expected to begin to explore options for integration of advanced robotics in daily life and in business, as published by New York Times.

Google executive who led the development of Android, Andy Rubin, is again in charge of carrying out the project of creating future robots by the Internet company.

Google intends to build a new kind of autonomous systems that can do all the work for stores, and package deliveries and increase attention to your customers.

Boston Dynamics robots designed mobile research for the Pentagon, earning an international reputation for its machines that walk on two and four legs with stability and fairly high speed. The robotics company signed contracts with governmental entities in the U.S. defense.

Several of the robots designed by this company can be seen in videos uploaded to Internet by Boston Dynamics. Your RHex, the BigDog-a recent quadrupeds with their load capacity of 55 kilos, or WildCat, a robot that can gallop at high speed machines seem drawn from science fiction movies.

Its founder, Dr. Raibert, has ensured that fulfill military contracts they currently have, but have no intention of moving towards becoming a military contractor.

Related links:

– New York Times

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– Boston Dynamics

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