tech
February 25, 2026
Alphabet-owned robotics software company Intrinsic joins Google
Nearly five years after graduating into an independent Alphabet company, Intrinsic is moving under Google's domain.
TL;DR
- Intrinsic, an Alphabet-owned robotics software company, is joining Google.
- Intrinsic will work closely with Google DeepMind and utilize Google's Gemini AI models and cloud services.
- The company's mission is to make industrial robots more accessible.
- Intrinsic was previously a part of Alphabet's X moonshot research division before becoming independent in 2021.
- Intrinsic has made past acquisitions, including Vicarious and divisions of Open Robotics.
- Despite past expansion, Intrinsic experienced layoffs in January 2023.
- Intrinsic's product, Flowstate, is a software platform for developing robotics workflows.
- Intrinsic announced a joint venture with Foxconn in October 2025 for general-purpose intelligent robots.
- Physical AI is seen by tech leaders as the next frontier for AI models and technology.
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