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X Development

X Development LLC, doing business as X (formerly Google X), is an American semi-secret research and development facility and organization founded by Google in January 2010. X has its headquarters about a mile and a half from Google's corporate headquarters, the Googleplex, in Mountain View, California.

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Founded
January 2010; 16 years ago (2010-01)
Founders
Sebastian Thrun · Yoky Matsuoka
Industry
Research and development
Headquarters
Mountain View, California, United States
Formerly
Google X (2010–2015)
Key people
Astro Teller (CEO)

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X Development

Nodes86
Edges85
Triples30
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.023256
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X Development

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Subsidiaries · 11
X Development → Autofuss, Bot & Dolly, DNNresearch, Flutter, Gecko Design, Holomni, Industrial Perception, Jetpac, Meka Robotics, Redwood Robotics, SCHAFT
Products · 4
X Development → Artificial intelligence, Biotechnology, Computational neuroscience, Health care
Founders · 2
X Development → Sebastian Thrun, Yoky Matsuoka
Parent · 2
X Development → Alphabet (2015–2022), Google (2010–2015; 2022–present)
Formerly · 1
X Development → Google X (2010–2015)
Founded · 1
X Development → January 2010; 16 years ago (2010-01)
Headquarters · 1
X Development → Mountain View, California, United States
Industry · 1
X Development → Research and development
Key people · 1
X Development → Astro Teller (CEO)
Trade name · 1
X Development → X

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X DevelopmentFormerlyGoogle X (2010–2015)1.00infobox
X DevelopmentFoundedJanuary 2010; 16 years ago (2010-01)1.00infobox
X DevelopmentFoundersSebastian Thrun1.00infobox
X DevelopmentFoundersYoky Matsuoka1.00infobox
X DevelopmentHeadquartersMountain View, California, United States1.00infobox
X DevelopmentIndustryResearch and development1.00infobox
X DevelopmentKey peopleAstro Teller (CEO)1.00infobox
X DevelopmentParentGoogle (2010–2015; 2022–present)1.00infobox
X DevelopmentParentAlphabet (2015–2022)1.00infobox
X DevelopmentProductsArtificial intelligence1.00infobox
X DevelopmentProductsComputational neuroscience1.00infobox
X DevelopmentProductsHealth care1.00infobox
X DevelopmentProductsBiotechnology1.00infobox
X DevelopmentSubsidiariesSCHAFT1.00infobox
X DevelopmentSubsidiariesIndustrial Perception1.00infobox
X DevelopmentSubsidiariesRedwood Robotics1.00infobox
X DevelopmentSubsidiariesMeka Robotics1.00infobox
X DevelopmentSubsidiariesHolomni1.00infobox
X DevelopmentSubsidiariesBot & Dolly1.00infobox
X DevelopmentSubsidiariesAutofuss1.00infobox
X DevelopmentSubsidiariesJetpac1.00infobox
X DevelopmentSubsidiariesGecko Design1.00infobox
X DevelopmentSubsidiariesFlutter1.00infobox
X DevelopmentSubsidiariesDNNresearch1.00infobox
X DevelopmentTrade nameX1.00infobox
X DevelopmentTypeDivision1.00infobox
X DevelopmentWebsitex.company1.00infobox

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