LATE NIGHT NEWS: TECHNOLOGY NEWS: GOOGLE ROBOTS MAY POSE CHALLENGE TO AMAZON DRONES. YES THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DELIVERING SOME OF AMAZONS PRODUCTS. BUT GOOGLE HAS REVEALED IT HAS TAKEN OVER SEVEN ROBOTIC COMPANIES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS AND HAS BEGUN HIRING STAFF TO DEVELOP ITS OWN PRODUCT. A SPOKESMAN CONFIRMED THE EFFORT WAS BEING HEADED UP BY ANDY RUBIN WHO WAS PREVIOUSLY IN CHARGE OF THE ANDROID OPERATING SYSTEM. BUT HE WAS UNWILLING TO DISCUSS WHAT KIND OF ROBOT WAS BEING DEVELOPED. THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTS GOOGLE DOES NOT PLAN TO SELL THE PRODUCT TO THE PUBLIC AT THIS STAGE. INSTEAD THE ROBOTS COULD BE PAIRED WITH ITS SELF DRIVING CAR RESEARCH TO HELP AUTOMATE THE DELIVERY OF GOODS TO PEOPLES DOORS. IT NOTES THE COMPANY HAS RECENTLY BEGUN A SAME DAY GROCERY DELIVERY SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN JOSE, CALLED GOOGLE SHOPPING EXPRESS.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Dec 2013 23:20:28 +0000