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Hyundai reportedly buying robot-maker Boston Dynamics

Dec 10, 2020
If the deal goes through, it would be the third time in seven years that Boston Dynamics has been bought.
People take pictures and videos of Spot, Boston Dynamics' robot dog, during a presentation on the last day of the Web Summit in Lisbon in 2019.
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Why you shouldn't be afraid of Google's new robots

Dec 16, 2013
Google is buying Boston Dynamics, which is famous for making cool robots like that mecha-cheetah you've seen on YouTube.