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Google Puts Money on Robots, Using the Man Behind Android

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Not keen on letting Amazon hog the PR spotlight, Google lets Andy Rubin out of the doghouse because the X Labs are all tapped out.

Or maybe this is what he went to X Labs to work on, and now they're moving forward with productizing it?

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Not keen on letting Amazon hog the PR spotlight, Google lets Andy Rubin out of the doghouse because the X Labs are all tapped out.

Could you explain how giving a guy free run of the place and acquiring 7 companies on his say so counts as "being in the doghouse".

Maybe i'm just not used to silicon valley doghouses; I know things are expensive out here.

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What kind of background is Google looking for when recruiting people to work on teams like these?

Bot & Dolly is hiring: http://www.botndolly.com/jobs

They're a good company to work for. Less nerdy than 99% of robotics companies.
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