This year’s International Conference for Robotics and Systems was like a clash of the robot dog titans as a video emerged of the Boston Dynamics SpotMini hanging out with the ANYbotics robot, called ANYmal.
According to ANYbotics’ cofounder P&#…
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5 times Boston Dynamics robots scared the hell out of us
We, as a culture, can’t seem to decide whether we love or hate robots.
On the one hand, they can be cute and friendly (The Iron Giant, Wall-E, Baymax from Big Hero 6) but on the other, they’re depicted as completely terrifying and powerful and out to…
Boston Dynamics will start selling its dog-like SpotMini robot in 2019
After 26 years, Boston Dynamics is finally getting ready to start selling some robots. Founder Marc Raibert says that the company’s dog-like SpotMini robot is in pre-production and preparing for commercial availability in 2019. The announcement came onstage at TechCrunch’s TC Sessions: Robotics event today at UC Berkeley. “The SpotMini robot is one that was […]
View More Boston Dynamics will start selling its dog-like SpotMini robot in 2019Jeff Bezos, friend to robots
Today marks the kickoff of Amazon’s annual semi-secret MARS Conference in Palm Springs, which means two things. No, you weren’t invited. The start of several days of pictures featuring Jeff Bezos palling around with his best robot friends. Last year the ‘bot loving billionaire wowed the internet with a fairly menacing shot taken inside 1.5 […]
View More Jeff Bezos, friend to robotsMeet Boston Dynamics’ streamlined SpotMini
Boston Dynamics hasn’t talked much since it changed hands from Google’s ailing robotics wing to the deep pockets of SoftBank, but the cutting-edge robotics firm happily gave the world a sneak peek of what it’s been working on in the meantime. The company posted a 24-second teaser trailer showcasing a sleek new version of its latest offering, the electric-powered SpotMini. Read More