Sad news today. Andy Rubin, who co founded Android is leaving Google to start an incubator for startups. Rubin was in charge of the Android division until March of last year, when he shifted to the lead of the nascent robotics effort.
Google acquired Android back in 2005, and Rubin was instrumental in building it to be the most widely used mobile operating system in the world.
“I want to wish Andy all the best with what’s next,” Google CEO Larry Page said in a statement. “With Android he created something truly remarkable— with a billion-plus happy users. Thank you.”
A person familiar with Rubin and Google said he was facing constraints at Google and he is an “entrepreneurial spirit.” The bottom line is that Andy Rubin wanted to run his own show.
Google’s commitment to the robotics division is still intact, and they have already announced that James Kuffner will be the new lead. He is currently a member of the robotics group as a research scientist.
source: WSJ
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