Alphabet robotics division Intrinsic lays off 20% of total workforce

Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has joined tech giants laying off employees amid global macroeconomic conditions, and the company’s “Other Bets” division is the first to be impacted, the media reported.

Alphabet’s robot software firm Intrinsic will be laying off 40 employees or 20 per cent of its total workforce, reports TechCrunch.

“Intrinsic’s leadership has made the difficult decision to let go a number of our team members,” a company spokesperson was quoted as saying.

“It will ensure Intrinsic can continue to allocate resources to our highest priority initiatives, such as building our software and AI platform, integrating the recent strategic acquisitions of Vicarious and OSRC (commercial arm Open Robotics), and working with key industry partners,” the spokesperson added.