TheWall Street Journal is reportingthat Android cofounder Andy Rubin is leave Google to found a ironware inauguration brooder . Rubin had recently been tapped to head upa top - secret robotics divisionat Google .
Rubin had been with Google since the company acquired Android in 2005 , but last yearRubin moved from the Android teamto this new robotics role . He manage Google ’s buying spree ofvarious robotics companies , including Boston Dynamics , which is a huge military contractor . Before Google , Rubin co - founded Danger , which made the famousT - Mobile Sidekick . The Sidekick platformwas abandon in 2010 .
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James Kuffner , a inquiry scientist in the division , will take over Rubin ’s job .
Whatever the reason for the split , it seems to be amicable , at least according to this statement from Google CEO Larry Page : “ I desire to bid Andy all the best with what ’s next . With Android he created something really singular — with a billion plus felicitous users . Thank you . ”
Google confirmed the Journal ’s tale , but did n’t provide further inside information .
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