Robot dogs armed with AI-aimed rifles undergo US Marines …
May 8, 2024 · An unauthorized video of a gun bolted onto a $3,000 Unitree robodog spread quickly on social media in July 2022 and prompted a response from several robotics companies.
They’re putting guns on robot dogs now - The Verge
Oct 14, 2021 · Boston Dynamics, the best-known manufacturer of quadrupedal robots and makers of Spot, has a strict policy agains weaponizing its machines. Other manufacturers, it seems, aren’t so picky.
Fact check: Video of military robot is CGI parody, not reality
Nov 9, 2022 · A video circulating online claims to show a military robot firing a gun. But the video is a parody, and the robot was created using CGI.
Combat robot featured in videos was not designed by Boston Dynamics ...
Jan 20, 2022 · A gun-shooting robot is not the creation of Boston Dynamics, contrary to claims made by social media users. Representatives for Boston Dynamics confirmed to Reuters via email that...
Robot makers including Boston Dynamics pledge not to …
Oct 7, 2022 · A group of robotics companies including Boston Dynamics — makers of the well-known quadrupedal robot Spot — have pledged not to weaponize their most advanced robots.
Robots taking on tasks from mundane to dangerous: Police ... - USA TODAY
Mar 28, 2024 · Boston Dynamics offers additional attachments for its Spot robots, including Arm, a "power mobile manipulation robot with a fully integrated arm," according to the company.
U.S. Army Robot Dog | Ghost Robotics Vision 60 - Popular Mechanics
Oct 15, 2021 · The Vision 60 looks a lot like Spot, the internet-famous robo-dog from Waltham, Massachusetts-based Boston Dynamics. Both quadruped robots were involved in the September 2020 exercise at...
Boston Dynamics Pledges to Never Weaponize Its Robots
Oct 6, 2022 · The companies announced the pledge today amid a growing number of videos and demos showing how the quadruped “robot dogs” that Boston Dynamics helped pioneer can be easily outfitted with...
Robot Dog Gets Outfitted With Sniper Rifle - PCMag
Oct 13, 2021 · You Can Buy Boston Dynamics' Robot Dog. Update 10/20/21: S.W.O.R.D. sent PCMag the following statement to explain why it created SPUR, the sniper rifle that can be mounted on a robot dog.
Let Slip the Robot Dogs of War - WIRED
Jun 16, 2024 · In 2005, robotics leader Boston Dynamics unveiled BigDog, a four-legged mechanical “pack mule” that was intended to haul weapons and supplies for US troops over terrain considered unwelcoming...