Google buys major military robot maker
 

Full story http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/go...ant-2D11744237


"Google is on a robot shopping spree, and its recent purchase of a military robot maker has some wondering what exactly the company intends to do with its own zoo of electronic creatures that creep, crawl, and climb.

It may seem odd for the Internet search giant to purchase a Boston Dynamics, a company that makes rugged machines that can run up to 29 mph, traverse rocky terrain and hurl cinder blocks up to 17 feet. The company is the eighth robot maker Google has snatched up. But the deals also indicate that the Internet giant and pioneer of self-driving cars is serious about a robot-filled future. "

Story continued http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/go...ant-2D11744237

When a news story is three days old, you can pretty much guess that it has been posted here a few times already.

Come to think of it I posted about Google and Robots the other day :upsidedow

https://gfy.com/showthread.php?t=1128551

Google Net aka Skynet
 

They are trying to build Terminators like SkyNet :)