Google’s parent company, Alphabet Corporation, has abandoned further development of Everyday Robots, designed to simplify work in home and office environments. According to this Borderthe project was interrupted.
“Everyday Robots will no longer be a separate project within Alphabet. Denise Gamboa, director of marketing and communications at Everyday Robots, said some technologies and some employees will be transferred to existing robotics projects within Google Research.
It is noted that prototypes of single-armed wheeled robots have been tested in Google offices since 2021. The robots have also learned how to serve sodas and snacks like chips and nut mixes.
In 2022, developers released an update for robots based on Google’s AI research. This allowed machines to process commands in natural language.
Verge journalists noted that the abandonment of Everyday Robots was “a disappointing end to another ambitious robot project from Alphabet”. In their opinion, the company has not achieved impressive success in the development of robots for 10 years, despite large financial investments and acquisitions of third-party specialist companies.
It was previously reported that Xiaomi is at MWC 2023. show updated robots CyberDog and CyberOne. The robotic dog CyberDog was introduced in 2021 and the humanoid CyberOne was first demonstrated in 2022.