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NYPD's Spot Robot is back for use in 'hazardous situations'
New York City's new law and order-oriented mayor Eric Adams has brought the robot dock back for use in "hazardous situations,
Steve Dent04.12.2023Boston Dynamics sues rival Ghost Robotics for allegedly copying its robot dog (updated)
Boston Dynamics is suing Ghost Robotics for allegedly duping the design of its robot dog.
Jon Fingas11.15.2022Boston Dynamics wants you to know its Spot robot has moves like Jagger
In a new solo display, we get to see Spot move to “Start Me Up” from The Rolling Stones in honor of the 40th anniversary of their 1981 album Tattoo You.
Igor Bonifacic10.29.2021Hyundai puts Boston Dynamic's Spot robot to work as a factory safety inspector
Boston Dynamics’ Spot has found itself a new job, and thankfully this time it doesn’t involve a potential battlefield role.
Igor Bonifacic09.17.2021Boston Dynamics' Spot robot has learned to replan its routes
Boston Dynamics has updated its Spot dog with new software tricks, including the ability to dynamically replan its routes.
Jon Fingas09.15.2021Watch BTS get distracted by a dancing Boston Dynamics robot dog
That's it, that's the post.
Kris Holt06.29.2021Hyundai now owns robot dog maker Boston Dynamics
Hyundai has acquired Boston Dynamics from Softbank in a deal that values the robotics company at $1.1 billion.
Saqib Shah06.21.2021NYPD stops using Boston Dynamics' robodog following backlash
The police force canceled its $94,000 lease and will return the robot to the company.
Kris Holt04.29.2021Boston Dynamics' Spot robot tested in combat training with the French army
Boston Dynamics robotic dog Spot was one of several robots tested by the French army during training sessions at a military school in the northwest of France.
Steve Dent04.08.2021Boston Dynamics trains Spot the robot dog to charge itself
The company also announced a robotic arm and browser-based control system.
Kris Holt02.02.2021Watch the Boston Dynamics robot family dance like 2020 was a good year
Atlas, Spot and Handle get together to dance to "Do You Love Me" by The Contours.
Igor Bonifacic12.29.2020Boston Dynamics will start selling arms for its robodog Spot next year
Boston Dynamics has reportedly already sold more than 250 of its $75,000 Spot robots since starting commercial sales back in June. “The next thing on the future Spot is that we’re going to make it available with a robot arm in a few months,” Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert told the virtual crowd at the Collision from Home conference in June.
Andrew Tarantola10.21.2020Boston Dynamics' robot dog takes an 'evening stroll' in Canada
Now that people can buy their own Boston Dynamics robots, we'll have to get used to seeing them out and about.
Richard Lawler09.28.2020MIT researchers show how 'Dr. Spot' could help diagnose COVID-19
Boston Dynamics and MIT researchers say they’ve collaborated to create “Dr. Dr. Spot also has a computer tablet that allows doctors to remotely speak with patients. Researchers tested Dr. Spot with volunteers at the Harvard Medical School’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
Ann Smajstrla08.19.2020Ford deploys Boston Dynamics’ Spot robots to survey Michigan plant
A Ford plant in Michigan has enlisted two Boston Dynamics robots to aid in laser scanning the plant as it’s prepped for updates, Ford announced yesterday. The robots, nicknamed Fluffy and Spot, will roam the Van Dyke Transmission Plant in Dearborn, MI on four legs, much like a dog would. Ford is leasing the Boston Dynamics Spot robots (although you can buy them for $75,000) and deploying them in early August.
Ann Smajstrla07.27.2020Spot and Pepper robots will perform at spectatorless baseball games in Japan
SoftBank, however, is taking things a step further in an effort to make its Japanese baseball team’s games a lot livelier.
Mariella Moon07.07.2020You can buy Boston Dynamics' Spot robot (if you have $75,000)
Businesses in the United States can now buy their very own Spot robots from Boston Dynamics.
Christine Fisher06.16.2020Watch a Boston Dynamics robot herd sheep in New Zealand
New Zealand-based robotics company Rocos shared a video of Boston Dynamics' Spot herding sheep across grassy pastures.
Christine Fisher05.19.2020Boston Dynamics’ robot dog is chipping in to help COVID-19 patients
Boston Dynamics' four-legged robot is allowing healthcare providers to remotely triage COVID-19 patients at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Christine Fisher04.23.2020Adam Savage turned Spot the robodog into a creepy rickshaw driver
Boston Dynamics has long touted robotic dog Spot's ability to help out in disaster situations and to take on jobs too hazardous for humans, but what practical applications does it have for the average Joe? Beyond scuttling around your house like a Lovecraftian nightmare, that is. Well, as ex-Mythbusters host Adam Savage has recently unveiled, it's pretty good at pulling a rickshaw.
Rachel England02.17.2020