[SideburnsOfDoom]

Given that the robotics part is from the acquisition of Boston Dynamics, who aim to make robots for the US military, some people would disagree with that summary. It's a long way from "don't be evil" to "we're a defense contractor".

[seanflyon]

So buying a defense contractor and making them no longer a defense contractor is evil because that qualifies as being a defense contractor?

[SideburnsOfDoom]

If the Boston Dynamics division of google are no longer a US defence contractor, then that's news to me. Do you have a link for this?

[seanflyon]

Now that Boston Dynamics is part of Google they will finish their existing military contracts and then no longer take on military customers.

"Google told the Times it will honor Boston Dynamics’ existing contracts, including a $10.8 million deal with DARPA to develop its Atlas prototype for potential humanitarian use in disasters like the Fukushima meltdown. But Google added that it does not plan to become a military contractor itself."

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/12/16/google_ac...