{"id":218408,"date":"2026-02-28T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/28\/google-wants-intrinsic-to-be-android-for-robots-moves-into-physical-ai\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T08:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T13:30:09","slug":"google-wants-intrinsic-to-be-android-for-robots-moves-into-physical-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/28\/google-wants-intrinsic-to-be-android-for-robots-moves-into-physical-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Google wants Intrinsic to be Android for robots moves into physical AI"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google wants Intrinsic to be Android for robots moves into physical AI<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-02-28 08:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.cnbc.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Intrinsic CEO Wendy Tan White has led the company to graduate out of Alphabet’s “Moonshot” factory X.<\/p>\n

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Google<\/span><\/span><\/span> became a powerhouse in smartphones by creating the Android operating system and partnering with handset makers in need of an answer to Apple’s<\/span><\/span><\/span> iPhone. Now the search giant has a similar plan for tackling robotics. <\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Google announced that Intrinsic, an internal robotics software project, will be moved from the “Other Bets” category into the main company.<\/p>\n

Just as Android runs across phones and tablets from devices made by Samsung, Motorola, China’s Xiaomi and others, Intrinsic does the same for robotic systems, though the partnering companies have far less recognizable names. They include FANUC, Universal Robots and KUKA, which all primarily focus on industrial robots. Prospective competitors include Amazon and Tesla. <\/p>\n

McKinsey projects the market for general purpose robots could reach $370 billion by 2040, opening up a potentially large opportunity for Google as artificial intelligence moves from the digital world of chatbots, image generation and AI agents to the physical world. <\/p>\n

Intrinsic says on its website that it’s building an operating system so manufacturers “can focus more on solving the problem, and not the plumbing.” Like with Android, developers tap ready-made capabilities from Intrinsic to develop applications more efficiently.<\/p>\n

“We’re trying to make it accessible for anyone,” Intrinsic CEO Wendy Tan White told CNBC in an interview last year. “It doesn’t matter what the hardware is and it doesn’t matter what the AI model is. We will help you put that together so you can have access to it.” <\/p>\n

By being inside Google, Intrinsic will be closer to the company’s AI models, infrastructure and cloud tools. It will continue operating as a distinct group within Google, remaining under the Intrinsic brand and the leadership of Tan White, who helmed the company as it graduated from Alphabet’s X “moonshot factory” in 2021. <\/p>\n

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