{"id":340256,"date":"2017-05-07T01:41:38","date_gmt":"2017-05-06T17:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1486265"},"modified":"2017-05-07T01:41:38","modified_gmt":"2017-05-06T17:41:38","slug":"inside-andy-rubins-futuristic-playground-hardware-incubator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/inside-andy-rubins-futuristic-playground-hardware-incubator\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Andy Rubin\u2019s futuristic Playground hardware incubator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">With titanium 3D printers, electrostatic charge tables, and a giant slide, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/playground.global\/\">Playground Global<\/a> lives up to it\u2019s a name. Here we take you on a tour of Android operating system inventor Andy Rubin\u2019s hardware startup incubator that\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2016\/06\/14\/andy-rubin-explains-his-300m-bet-on-the-future-of-hardware\/\">backed by a $300 million fund<\/a>. Check out how the whimsical space lets scrappy hackers compete with Facebook and Google to recruit top talent. If techies are all Peter Pans, this is the Lost Boys\u2019 clubhouse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/andy-rubin-playground.jpg?w=680\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/andy-rubin-playground.jpg?w=680 680w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/andy-rubin-playground.jpg?w=1360 1360w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/andy-rubin-playground.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/andy-rubin-playground.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/andy-rubin-playground.jpg?w=768 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>&nbsp;With titanium 3D printers, electrostatic charge tables, and a giant slide, Playground Global lives up to it&#8217;s a name. Here we take you on a tour of Android operating system inventor Andy Rubin&#8217;s hardware startup incubator that&#8217;s backed by a $300 million fund. Check out how the whimsical space lets scrappy hackers compete with Facebook and Google to recruit top talent. 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