Google Cautions On Blocking GoogleOther Bot
What Is GoogleOther?
Google Other is a generic crawler created by Google for the various purposes that fall outside of those of bots that specialize for Search, Ads, Video, Images, News, Desktop and Mobile. It can be used by internal teams at Google for research and development in relation to various products.
What Non-Search Features Does Google Other Support?
Google doesn’t say what specific non-search features Google Other supports, probably because it doesn’t really “support” a specific feature. It exists for research and development crawling which could be in support of a new product or an improvement in a current product, it’s a highly open and generic purpose.