From the (thin) copy here, it appears this is very much what Google Wave wanted to be, including an API for stateful robots that collaborate alongside you. Hope

From the (thin) copy here, it appears this is very much what Google Wave wanted to be, including an API for stateful robots that collaborate alongside you. Hopefully the API layer will allow for custom presentational components, allowing developers to go beyond simple "office-like" use cases, into multimedia creative applications.