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SoftBank acquires Boston Dynamics and Schaft from Alphabet · Endata

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Jun 8, 2017ACQUISITION

SoftBank acquires Boston Dynamics and Schaft from Alphabet

SoftBank announced it will acquire robotics companies Boston Dynamics and Schaft from Alphabet Inc. for an undisclosed sum, to collaborate in advancing smart robotics technologies.

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Announced

Productsrobotics technologies

CompaniesSoftBank Group acquirer Boston Dynamics target Schaft target Alphabet partner

Sectors#Automation and Robotics

“SoftBank announced that it will be acquiring Boston Dynamics and Schaft from Google parent Alphabet for an undisclosed sum, in order to 'collaborate in advancing the development of smart robotics technologies.'”spectrum.ieee.org

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spectrum.ieee.orgSoftBank Acquires Boston Dynamics and Schaft - IEEE SpectrumErico Guizzo, Evan AckermanJun 9, 2017

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