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Google Is Closing Its Schaft Robotics Unit (techcrunch.com)
Google's parent company Alphabet is closing down Schaft, its secretive unit that develops bipedal robots aimed at helping out in disaster efforts. The news was first reported by Nikkei, but Alphabet confirmed to TechCrunch that the business will be shuttered. It said it is helping staff find new roles, most of which will likely be outside of Google and its Alphabet parent. TechCrunch reports: The company was scheduled to be sold to SoftBank alongside Boston Dynamics -- another of Alphabet's robotics ventures -- through a deal that was announced last year. Boston Dynamics made the transition but Schaft didn't. Softbank never shouted that omission from the rooftops, but a source with knowledge of the deal told us that certain conditions agreed for the deal were not fulfilled, hence Schaft remained with Alphabet. Our source explained that Alphabet's robotics focused shifted away from Schaft and instead to non-humanoid robots and industry-led solutions such as robotic arms.
The departure of Andy Rubin, the controversial robotics evangelist who reportedly got a $90 million payout to leave amid sexual misconduct allegations, seemed to speed up its demise inside the organization. Alphabet shopped the Schaft business fairly widely -- since 2016 and after the SoftBank deal collapsed -- but to no avail, we understand. That left closing it down as the last remaining option.
The departure of Andy Rubin, the controversial robotics evangelist who reportedly got a $90 million payout to leave amid sexual misconduct allegations, seemed to speed up its demise inside the organization. Alphabet shopped the Schaft business fairly widely -- since 2016 and after the SoftBank deal collapsed -- but to no avail, we understand. That left closing it down as the last remaining option.
no wonder they got s(c)hafted witrh a name like this...
Richard Roundtree will not be happy.
Can you dig it?
#DeleteChrome
the demand for sex-bots wasn't high enough anymore. /s
Sounds like a personal problem.
> The departure of Andy Rubin, the controversial robotics evangelist who reportedly got a $90 million payout to leave amid sexual misconduct allegations, seemed to speed up its demise inside the organization.
Sweet! Another WIN for the #metoo movement.
Given that Google can’t make this a viable business model, its clear there’s no impending “robot revolution” just about to displace millions of workers via automation. Like most things, fear and hype are fed by the ignorant
Try some Vagisil if your pussy is hurting.
What will we do with one less company making cool youtube videos of bipedal robots?
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You're dismissed.
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While your at it, buy a gun, load it, put it in your mouth, and pull the trigger. The world will be a better place for it.
So the employees are getting the Schaft?
I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
They are not looking to place the staff in other roles at Google, likely due to their refusal to build out the robot command code in Go or Ruby (running in Docker of course).
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Since you were birthed (shit) out of your father's asshole, you didn't get to see a pussy even at birth. Just to let you know, and asshole isn't a pussy.
Now kowtow to your superior. If you stop being such a cunt, I'll let you lick my boots clean.
You're dismissed.
Who's the black private dick, That's a sex machine to all the chicks? (Schaft) You're damn right. Who is the robot that would risk his neck for his brother, man? (Schaft) Can ya dig it? Who's the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about? (Schaft) Right on. You see this cat Schaft is a bad mother- (Shut your mouth) But I'm talkin' about Schaft. (Then we can dig it) He's a complicated robot but no one understands him but his programmer. (Google Schaft)