Google Inc. said Friday that it acquired mechanical engineering and product-design company Gecko Design Inc. as the Internet-search giant increasingly works on hardware products, rather than just ...

Today, Google announced it’s taking a big step into its future: By buying Gecko Design, an 18-year-old product design and mechanical engineering studio, to be part of Google X. What could Google ...

Google Glass, driverless cars, Project Loon, etc. Google X just acquired Gecko Design, a mechanical engineering and product design company located in Los Gatos, California. “This is an ...

Google is acquiring Gecko Design, a firm that helps develop products for companies like Hewlett-Packard, Slingmedia, Dell, Fitbit and furniture maker Herman Miller. Financial terms of the deal ...

Google is buying product-design firm Gecko to bolster the efforts of Google X, the search giant's experimental division that carries out its most ambitious projects. Gecko announced the ...

To that end, Google has acquired hardware design firm, Gecko Design for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition was confirmed on Gecko Design’s site with the company’s President, Jacques L.

Google has acquired Gecko Design, which will become part of the Internet company’s unit developing cutting-edge products like Glass and balloons for Internet access. Terms of the deal ...

Learn more. The message above was left on Gecko Design's site, praising past clients and thanking Google for its new opportunity.

Google is acquiring Gecko Design, a firm that helps develop products for companies like Hewlett-Packard, Slingmedia, Dell, Fitbit and furniture maker Herman Miller. Financial terms of the deal ...

Stanford University also has an active research program in developing biomimetic adhesives inspired by the gecko foot. In particular, Roy recalled a robotic design by scientists at NASA’s Jet ...

As it continues to expand into hardware development, Google acquired Gecko Design, a product design and mechanical engineering company. Gecko Design, which has designed products for clients such ...