Vicarious: Alphabet-owned Intrinsic is acquiring fellow robotic software firm Vicarious

Alphabet X-birthed Intrinsic made its big debut last September. The subsidiary looks to buck its parent company's somewhat spotty robotics record with a software-first approach. Specifically, the company is looking to make manufacturing robots more intelligent - a concept that no doubt excites many in the space amid pandemic-fueled demand for automation. Today it made [...]