Popular Mechanics (South Africa)
CE SCIEN NEWS
Earlier this year, Jeff Bezos – the guy who started Amazon – caused a big ruckus while walking a dog at a technology conference. That’s because the ‘dog’ was actually a sophisticated robot, built by a famous robotics company called Boston Dynamics. We had lots of questions, so we checked in with Boston Dynamics for answers.
Does the dog have a name? We call it Spotmini.
Is it modeled on a particular kind of dog? No, but it is about the size and weight of a big dog, like a German shepherd.
Can it fetch?
Yes, it can fetch a can of cooldrink, sticks and a few other things. We are teaching (programming) it to fetch more things in the future.
Does it bite?
No mouth + no teeth = no bite
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