16 Bizarre, Surprising, Or Creepy Google Projects From Bloodstream Robots, Military Dogs, Lunar Bases, And Even …

MOUNTAIN VIEW (CBS SF) You get a text message on your Google phone from your blood-born Google nanosensors saying you need more vitamin D, so you turn off your Chromecast, turn on your Google connected home security system, pop in your Google anti-UV contact lenses, hop in your Google car to go to a beach that Googles YouTube predicted you would like, then order up a burger and ice cream sundae to be delivered by Google drone, that youll eat with your Google Spoon, all coordinated using WiFi from Google balloons and satellites hovering above the Earth. Powered by Googles Kite turbines. And youll do it all because Googles Calico Lifespan project alerted you this morning that you have exactly 22 years, 5 months left of projected life left, and you want to enjoy every Google-connected minute of it.

Creepy? Maybe.

Brilliant? Yes.

Invasive? Definitely.

Reality? Every one of these is an actual project Google is investing time, money, and in some cases, entire divisions to make a reality. Many already delivered on their initial goals. Some of them Google has bought outright, and began improving on the technologies. Others are home grown.

Whichever way they came to be under the Google umbrella (or Google tentacles, depending on your view of massive corporations that explore diverse products), they show how Google is increasingly entrenched in every part of our lives.

Its all public information, all available byyou guessed it: Googling it.

And, expect this list to grow. Astro Teller (yes, thats his real name) who runs the moon shot programs at Google X tells Forbes they reject 100 projects every year or more, including the Google Jetpack (too inefficient) and the Google Hoverboard (not practical).

16GOOGLE PROJECTS THAT COULD CHANGE THE WORLD and CHANGE YOUR LIFE

1. GOOGLE TERMINATOR:This 6 foot, 2-inch tall, 330 pound robot named Ian is not really a killer, but it could be. It looks like the Terminator, but its stated skills include carrying a fire hose, driving a car, and apparently doing moves from The Karate Kid. Its a product of Boston Dynamics, a Google-owned subsidiary, that does contract work for DARPA, the U.S. Army, Navy, and Marine Corp in addition to private companies like Sony.

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