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Well they don't have intrinsic.com or twitter.com/intrinsic... Those are still associated with a tech startup from a couple years ago: https://twitter.com/intrinsic/status/1164007322932277249?s=1...
Weird. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27861201
* Rethink Robotics https://www.zdnet.com/article/sudden-unexpected-demise-of-re...
* Anki https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/con...
* Jibo https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/jib...
* Blue Workforce https://www.therobotreport.com/blue-workforce-robot-files-ba...
* Mayfield Robotics (Kuri) https://www.heykuri.com/blog/important_difficult_announcemen...
* Starsky Robotics https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2020/03/20/why...
* Reach Robotics https://www.therobotreport.com/reach-robotics-shuts-down-con...
* Google Schaft https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/15/18096469/google-robotics...
* Willow Garage https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-02-20/robotics-...
* Honda Asimo https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/28/17514134/honda-asimo-huma...
* Amazon Vesta https://venturebeat.com/2019/09/28/amazons-vesta-no-show-hig...
Everyone thinks that they are somehow different, but all these firms fail for the same reason. Robotics is hard. The market is not that big. Lots of costs. Investors are skittish. The combination of those things isn't that good.
Weird. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27861201
The list of Robot company failures and the robotic industry dead pool runs very deep. Just in the past few years: * Rethink Robotics https://www.zdnet.com/article/sudden-unexpected-demise-of-re... * Anki https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/con... * Jibo https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/jib... * Blue Workforce https://www.therobotreport.com/blue-workforce-robot-files-ba...…
The title should probably be "Introducing Intrinsic" to match the source and be much more meaningful.
> I’m now leading Intrinsic, a new Alphabet company
> After five and a half years developing our technology at X, we’re now ready to become an independent Alphabet company, leaving the moonshot factory’s rapid prototyping environment
If you don't know what "X" in Alphabet/Google is, then this announcement looks a little vague and confusing, not like the skunkworks unveil it is supposed to be.
Weird. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27861201
The list of Robot company failures and the robotic industry dead pool runs very deep. Just in the past few years: * Rethink Robotics https://www.zdnet.com/article/sudden-unexpected-demise-of-re... * Anki https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/con... * Jibo https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/jib... * Blue Workforce https://www.therobotreport.com/blue-workforce-robot-files-ba...…
> Unlocking the creative and economic potential of industrial robotics for millions more businesses, entrepreneurs, and developers No. Just no. Why can't we downvote OPs here?
Well, actually if they do some AI stuff that might be impressive.
I guess stationary robots are seen as less of a reputational risk in comparison with Boston Robotics nighmares.