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"Google has revealed it has taken over seven robotics companies in the past half a year and has begun hiring staff to develop its own product.
"... The spokesman was unwilling to discuss what kind of robot was being developed. But the New York Times reports that at this stage Google does not plan to sell the resulting product to consumers.
"Instead, the newspaper suggests, Google's robots could be paired with its self-driving car research to help automate the delivery of goods to people's doors.
"That would pitch the initiative against Amazon's Prime Air Project, which envisages using drones to transport goods to its customers by air."
"... The spokesman was unwilling to discuss what kind of robot was being developed. But the New York Times reports that at this stage Google does not plan to sell the resulting product to consumers.
"Instead, the newspaper suggests, Google's robots could be paired with its self-driving car research to help automate the delivery of goods to people's doors.
"That would pitch the initiative against Amazon's Prime Air Project, which envisages using drones to transport goods to its customers by air."
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