Cars That Think
AUGUST 19, 2022
I honestly could not tell you whether this goes against Boston Dynamics' terms of sale or not. Researchers and engineers at Google Research and Everyday Robots are working together to combine the best of machine learning language models with helper robots that can complete complex and abstract tasks like ‘cleaning up a spilled drink.’.
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Last week, Google or Alphabet or X or whatever you want to call it announced that its Everyday Robots team has grown enough and made enough progress that it's time for it to become its own thing, now called, you guessed it, "Everyday Robots." 1:40 — People really like throwing shade at Boston Dynamics, don't they?
Green Car Congress
JULY 17, 2012
RelayRides is backed by more than $13 million in venture capital funding from investors including Google Ventures and GM Ventures. General Motors, through OnStar, and RelayRides have joined forces to create an entirely new mobility solution for US drivers interested in more affordable, sustainable and collaborative automobile options.
Cars That Think
AUGUST 5, 2022
Usually when these kinds of mergers happen (and I’m thinking back to Google acquiring all those robotics companies in 2013 ), the hypothetical appeal for the robotics company is that suddenly they have a bunch more resources to spend on exciting new projects along with a big support structure to help them succeed.
Cars That Think
OCTOBER 25, 2023
As fate would have it, George was spotted in Boston one day by an acquaintance of the human trafficker who had once held him in bondage. A Black Boston minister paid to free him. He returned to Boston, reunited with his mother, and got a job as an “office boy” at a patent law office with a salary of $3.00
Cars That Think
MARCH 2, 2023
Over the past year, Figure has hired more than 40 engineers from institutions that include IHMC, Boston Dynamics, Tesla, Waymo, and Google X, most of whom have significant prior experience with humanoid robots or other autonomous systems. The company got its start self-funded, but is closing a Series A within the next couple of weeks.
Cars That Think
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Foundation for Skydio’s drones can be traced back to Adam’s work on autonomous agile drones at MIT , and after spending a few years at Google working on Project Wing’s delivery drones , Adam cofounded Skydio in 2014. We also know that Boston Dynamics is actually using only optimal control.
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