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Boston 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, The Verge and France Ouest have reported. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/boston-dynamics-spot-robot-combat-training-101732374.html

Hundreds on a Florida beach watched with amazement as a woman casually walked her $75,000 robot dog on a leash Remember the Tamagotchi? It’s been 25 years since the incredibly popular digital pet debuted in Japan. The virtual pet was a very interesting idea, but slightly worrying as well hinting at the direction mankind was moving towards. Continue Reading . . . https://luxurylaunches.com/gadgets/hundreds-on-a-florida-beach-watched-with-amazement-as-a-woman-casually-walked-her-75000-robot-dog-on-a-leash.php

Boston Dynamics trains Spot the robot dog to charge itself Boston Dynamics is expanding its lineup of robotic dogs with a model that can self-charge. Spot Enterprise comes with a charging dock that allows the robot to replenish its batteries without the help of humans. As such, it can operate in remote or dangerous areas for longer. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/boston-dynamics-spot-enterprise-self-charging-spot-arm-153956229.html

The Morning After: Boston Dynamics' dancing robots are back Today, we’ve got stories on Apple’s “ultra” security measures, someone squeezing entire movies on floppy disks and a deep dive on the ways we might connect, without touch, in a post-pandemic world. But for this opening salvo, let’s home in on a family of dancing robots. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/do-you-love-me-atlas-robot-tma-123137852.html

Do You Love Me? Our whole crew got together to celebrate the start of what we hope will be a happier year: Happy New Year from all of us at Boston Dynamics. www.BostonDynamics.com. Continue Reading . . . https://youtube.com/watch?v=fn3KWM1kuAw&feature=share

Hyundai takes control of Boston Dynamics in $1.1B deal Hyundai is officially purchasing a controlling stake in robot maker Boston Dynamics from SoftBank in a deal that values the company at $1.1 billion, the company announced today. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/11/22167835/hyundai-boston-dynamics-aquisition-consumer-robotics