Robot dog patrols Singapore park
singapore — A yellow robot dog called Spot which found fame online for dancing to hit song ‘Uptown Funk’ has been deployed to patrol a Singapore park and ensure people observe social distancing.
The hi-tech hound is remote-controlled and can clamber easily over all types of terrain, which its creators say means it can go where wheeled robots cannot.
As it trots through the park, Spot — who has the same name as the popular fictional puppy — uses cameras to estimate the number of visitors.
And the robot blasts out a message to ensure joggers and walkers keep their distance to limit the spread of the coronavirus: “For your own safety and for those around you, please stand at least one metre apart. Thank you.”
Spot, which is being trialled over a threekilometre stretch of the park, also has sensors to ensure it does not bump into people.
Developed by US company Boston Dynamics, Spot is best known for a video where the robot showed off its moves by bopping to Mark Ronson hit “Uptown Funk” — and which has been viewed over 6.8 million times on YouTube. —