I think the problem with this for Google and construction is they have pretty, smooth, impressive dynamic control systems. Unfortunately that's where it ends -- at control. You don't have intelligence beyond that.

If you have to have someone driving the robot at a high level then it is less helpful in industry. The robot can't on command say "go pick up that box" or "go hang the drywall on those studs". That is an AI problem for open construction environments. For controlled environment industrial applications the dumb, non-dynamic repetitive systems work just fine.

Construction companies don't have that missing piece. SoftBank may have a shot at it.