It wasn't so long ago that the idea of biped or quadruped robots delivering pizzas seemed like a real possibility. Such speculation was fuelled by Google's acquisition of Boston Dynamics—a company more associated with potential military applications, which earned notoriety for its scarily nimble Big Dog robots.
Google, and then its parent company Alphabet, had to work out how to bring this technology to civvy street—a problem that certainly gnawed at the development team. The vision was perhaps too grandiose even for Alphabet and, earlier this year, it was reported that Boston Dynamics had been off the leash so it could sniff around for potential buyers.
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