Acquisition History / Google / Boston Dynamics
Google Acquires Boston Dynamics
Announced December 10, 2013
What happened
Boston Dynamics was a robotics business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as X.
- Acquirer
- Target
- Boston Dynamics
- Announced
- December 10, 2013
- Price
- Undisclosed
- Industry
- Robotics
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Google acquire Boston Dynamics?
Google acquired Boston Dynamics on December 10, 2013. This was Google's 138th publicly tracked acquisition out of 269 we have on record.
How much did Google pay for Boston Dynamics?
The price Google paid for Boston Dynamics was not publicly disclosed. Only 66 of Google's 269 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.
What does Boston Dynamics do?
Boston Dynamics was a robotics business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as X.
What other Robotics companies has Google acquired?
Boston Dynamics is Google's only publicly tracked acquisition in Robotics so far.
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