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Google Acquires Boston Dynamics

Announced December 10, 2013

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What happened

Boston Dynamics was a robotics business based in United States; acquired by Alphabet/Google and integrated into or used as X.

Acquirer
Google
Target
Boston Dynamics
Announced
December 10, 2013
Price
Undisclosed
Industry
Robotics

By the numbers

Google's acquisition history
138th of 269 tracked deals
Disclosed prices
66 of 269 Google deals
Google's average disclosed price
$1.20B
Google's largest disclosed deal
Wiz ($32B)
Tracked acquisitions in 2013
147 across all acquirers
Google in Robotics
1 acquisition

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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