alt Hacker NewsOh. It's Softbank exiting humanoid robotics at Softbank's discretion. That's a lot different than " Hyundai buys Boston Dynamics". Hyundai bought them years ago. This is just the last 8%.
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r721 • today at 7:59 PM
Well, the original story title is "Hyundai takes full control of Boston Dynamics as SoftBank exits for $325 million".
Reason077 • today at 7:49 PM
Exactly. Headline is just missing the “[2020]” qualifier.
fitsumbelay • today at 8:32 PM
But an accurate headline would only reveal a meh-burger and narrow its reach. Can't have that, now ...
Seems like a mistake. AI in its current form has limited usefulness for most people. Not something I would pay for to use outside of work. But a household robot that could clean, wash and fold the laundry, do the dishes, maybe even be a chauffeur... that would be huge. I think a lot of people would pay new-car money for something like that.