Google is expanding its physical AI capabilities by integrating Intrinsic, a robotics software company it acquired. Intrinsic builds AI models and software aimed at making industrial robots more accessible. The acquisition was announced on Wednesday.
Intrinsic will continue to operate as an independent entity within Google but will work closely with Google DeepMind. The company will also have access to Google's Gemini AI models and cloud services. Details regarding the funding or purchase price were not disclosed by Alphabet.
Wendy Tan White, who has served as CEO since Intrinsic’s spinout from Alphabet in 2021, led a rapid expansion of the company. Shortly after becoming independent, Intrinsic acquired Vicarious, another robotics software firm, and later several for-profit divisions of Open Robotics, a nonprofit organization that builds hardware and software platforms for the robotics industry.
Despite laying off 20% of its workforce in January 2023, the company has continued to innovate. In late 2025, it released its Intrinsic Vision AI model and announced a joint venture with electronics manufacturer Foxconn. The venture aims to develop general-purpose intelligent robots for transforming electronic manufacturing processes.
“Combined with Google’s incredible AI and infrastructure, we’re going to unlock the promise of physical AI for a much broader set of manufacturing businesses and developers,” Tan White wrote in the company's blog post. This move aligns with tech leaders who see physical AI as the next natural step in advancing AI technology.
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