The American developer of four-legged and humanoid robots Boston Dynamics at one time intrigued specialists and residents with a demonstration of advanced prototypes, but under the wing of Alphabet holding, which includes the Internet giant Google, could not get accustomed, as a result, was put up for sale. Now, according to Reuters and Bloomberg , these assets, together with the Japanese developer Schaft, are now under the control of the Japanese corporation SoftBank, which already owns ARM holding and a stake in NVIDIA.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but this decision SoftBank indicates the willingness of the Japanese corporation to invest in the development of robotics. Alphabet at one time lost interest in these assets, realizing that money will have to invest a huge amount, and they will bring in the return in the distant future, if at all. In addition, Google left Andy Rubin , who was drawing such initiatives. SoftBank, on the other hand, creates a global investment fund with a capital of $ 100 billion, and such risky assets in its portfolio can be maintained.
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