This week, Japanese electronics and robotics giant #SoftBank, the company behind the #Pepperrobot, announced its acquisition of two robotics companies from #Google owner #Alphabet. The two firms now under SoftBank are #BostonDynamics, the brains behind Big Dog and the walking humanoid robots ATLAS and Handle, and bipedal robot maker #Schaft — they’re so secretive even accessing their website is difficult.
