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Intrinsic has joined Google to enhance Alphabet's focus on physical AI for industrial robotics. As a distinct entity, Intrinsic will collaborate with Google DeepMind and utilize Google's Gemini models and cloud infrastructure.

Founded in 2021 from Alphabet's X lab, Intrinsic has expanded through acquisitions, including Vicarious and Open Robotics. Despite workforce reductions in early 2023, it launched Flowstate for developers lacking robotics expertise. In 2025, Intrinsic unveiled Intrinsic Vision AI and partnered with Foxconn to create general-purpose smart robots, aiming to transform industrial production and automation.