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Intrinsic Rejoins Google to Push Physical AI Into Manufacturing
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Intrinsic Rejoins Google to Push Physical AI Into Manufacturing

Five years after spinning out from Alphabet, robotics startup Intrinsic is folding back into Google. The move pairs Intrinsic's Flowstate platform — a web-based environment for building robotic applications — with Google's Gemini AI models and cloud infrastructure. CEO Wendy Tan White stays on, and existing partnerships including Foxconn continue. Intrinsic acquired the Open Source Robotics Corp. (the company behind ROS) in 2022, which now also falls under Google. The deal follows Google DeepMind's recent collaboration with Boston Dynamics on Atlas, signaling Google is making a serious push into physical AI and industrial robotics.

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