Google Poised to Launch the Robot Revolution

We have known for some time that the future will have robots and android machines involved in our everyday lives.  However, it often takes a major innovator like Google to accelerate technologies into the mainstream.  Recently, Google purchased seven robotics companies around the world and is clearly looking to take on a leadership position in this growing industry.  

Per Google's Andy Rubin, “I feel with robotics it’s a green field,” he said. “We’re building hardware, we’re building software. We’re building systems, so one team will be able to understand the whole stack.” 

http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/industrial-robots/google-acquisition-seven-robotics-companies

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/04/technology/google-puts-money-on-robots-using-the-man-behind-android.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0

Reported by James O. Thomas III