#Google acquires Boston Dynamics !
▻http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/14/technology/google-adds-to-its-menagerie-of-robots.html?_r=0
By the way, Google bought seven other robotics companies in the past six months:
– Schaft : ▻http://schaft-inc.jp
– Industrial Perception: ▻http://www.industrial-perception.com
– Meka: ▻http://mekabot.com
– Redwood Robotics: ▻http://redwoodrobotics.com
– Bot & Dolly: ▻http://www.botndolly.com
– Autofuss: ▻http://www.autofuss.com
– Holomni: ▻http://www.holomni.com