We’ve watched Boston Dynamics’ Atlas robot grow up before our very eyes over the past few years. But now, like a deadbeat dad, its parent company is saying goodbye.
Sources familiar with the matter tell Bloomberg that executives at Google parent company Alphabet Inc. have come to the conclusion that Boston Dynamics isn’t likely to produce a marketable product over the next few years and thus, won’t generate any real revenue. As a result, the robotics firm has been put up for sale.
