Peak robot?

Given our current obsessionwith the possibility of an economic or even existential robot apocalypse, the news this week that Google is backing away from its aggressive robotics program has received surprisingly little attention.I’m wondering if Google’s retreat might be a signal that, for the time being, we’ve hit peak robot.

Google, according to press reports, is eagerly seeking a buyer for Boston Dynamics, the most vauntedof the robotics companies that it purchased in a wild buying spree a...