When Android founder Andy Rubin stepped away from the mobile operating system he helped create, rumors suggested he would pursue his lifelong love of real robots instead. Now, The New York Times reports that those rumors were true: Google has purchased seven different robot companies for a secretive new robotics initiative — and placed Rubin at its head.
The story apparently comes from Rubin himself, who granted the Times an interview, but wouldn't provide many details about Google's plans. Apparently, the robot group is distinct from the Google X lab which has become synonymous with the company's crazier hardware projects, such as self-driving cars and balloon-powered internet. However, Rubin told that the new division — which could even be spun off as a separate company — is still pursuing a "moonshot" of that sort. Currently, Rubin is hiring roboticists for the project, which the Times reports will maintain offices in both Palo Alto and Japan.
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