The Truth About Boston Dynamics' Robot Dog

Hi, Cleo! I've been a silent subscriber for a while now, but I just wanted to say how much I appreciate your content! So much of the online talk around tech these days is negative to the point that I worry that certain groups will latch onto this to push an anti-science agenda. Thank you for making informative, entertaining content about the positives of tech that also acknowledges the POSSIBLE downsides!

“You’ve probably seen videos of them opening doors or dancing”


Or pissing beer

The idea of those robots weaponized is indeed pretty daunting.

That would be ideal for opening pod bay doors....🤔

Welcome to the POLICE STATE !

Looks like this robot dog would be cheaper for NASA to buy and send to space, than wasting money developing thier own... "stuff"

Mmm.... No , there is no progress, you know ... )

My dog makes fudge out of her butt

She is so sexy her head tilt was cute

Here optimistic, micheal buys it to make it pee beer 😂 love that guy

This is truly remarkable. I read a book with similar content, and it left a lasting impression. "Game Theory and the Pursuit of Algorithmic Fairness" by Jack Frostwell

A video on WWE would be awesome 😊

Don't weaponize them? These could replace K9 units.
Edit: Granted the scent that dogs can pick up on are incredibly useful, however it would limit the need for training of the dogs.

If the military and police can use robot dogs and so avoid putting real dogs in harms way, I'm all for that.

You look like a yellow power ranger with a mini Zord

Hey good lookin, could you do a vid on AI and gambling ? Game theory

that head tilt... >D <3

... and the clothes matches

I am all for Inspector Spot! Please become everyday item, I even wish for them to become people with high function thoughts. Also not because i bet humanity would just do like they do and abuse them. Sorry future inteligent robot dogs.

this is only good with democracy guiding it. and its only really good with closed network video, which is a thing of the past. the video panopticon is getting bigger and bigger.

You are just to gorgeous

"It's up to all of us to decide together" ... hahahaha ! Amazing sense of humour 😂

I don't understand what is the problem with using robots in the military? When you use a robot instead of a human, you protect the life of the soldier that can be killed. And potentilly in the future, if robotic technology gets really well developed, they can perform the missions more effectively, minimizing civilian casualties. Also robots are not susceptible to emotions, meaning they will not be doing some irrational things, like killing a civilian, because of anger. So in the end of the day, using more robots in the military will actually save lifes.

My mind after putting atlas and spot one next to the other: I wonder if atlas could walk spot

Stunning video Cleo!

They're kind of cool I guess, but these won't be the robots that we see everywhere eventually. China will have a way of doing it 100 times cheaper and more efficiently and we'll end up with another TikTok situation. The Spot videos are just bad marketing ploys and these things are a waste of money right now.

This vid and tech is super dope. But God Damn, I love that jacket.

As a dog-person, that was a very nice ending 😊 Spot is so cool!

best friend

Atlas didnot fall in your previous video... btw nice video with lot of info and research

I love it when Cleo has such a “childlike curiosity & energy” on whatever topic she’s talking about; she seems like such a fun & nice person to be friends with, and probably also an amazing conversationalist.

Keep doing your thing Cleo!
Much love from PR 🇵🇷

how about ghost robotics?

Ehh, not impressed. Its a couple steps above a remote control car.

Great video. Also loved you in Black Swan and Pirates of the carribean.

The next video with a robot dog should be the unitree robots

the only people that will be able to afford this technoilogy are the military. and all this sugar coating fluffyness little doggies doesnt fool me.

Am I the only one who thinks she looks like Natalie Portman

Amazing!! 👏

The partner-look is cool.

cleo, you forgot to do your unusual of saying elon's shitty robot is better

Hi Cleo, on your last point, about “normalisation”, I’m 54 and remember the arrival of telephone answering machines. Older people in particular found it difficult to “talk into a machine”. Purely psychological and sounds crazy now but they were very unpopular and some people even made negative remarks about early adopters, somewhat like EV drivers get today. 😮

the problem with these is that the run time only 90 minutes and then charge them for 2 hours.. still not workable

Best friend😅

This is definitely going to be the used to police refugees and activists

Who was the lady helping with spot?

I, for one, welcome our robot overlords.

yeah - Who's footing the bill for the robot dogs? Probably the tax payers paying for something we don't need.

That's bringing "Man's Best Friend" to a whole new level!

I'm a real one 😉

Put a cheap touch sensor where its 'head' is, then make it do a preset wiggle motion when that part is touched in a certain pattern (such as petting).
Voila! Happy robot doggo attained!

I think actual dogs followed somewhat similar "product development" cycle — just 30000 years ago...

Does this mean we will develop strong bond with robot dogs? Most likely, I think. We're extremely good at it.