Deals
SoftBank Agrees to Buy Robot Maker Boston Dynamics From Google Parent Alphabet
- Google bought robot researcher in 2013 as part of buying spree
- SoftBank also purchasing bipedal robotics company Schaft
Why SoftBank Is Buying Boston Dynamics
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SoftBank Group Corp. is taking over Google parent Alphabet Inc.’s robot dreams, buying Boston Dynamics to pursue a future when more machines intermingle with humans.
As part of the transaction with Alphabet, SoftBank also agreed to buy Japanese bipedal robotics company Schaft. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.