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More than 60 bomb squads and SWAT teams in the US and Canada are now using Spot, the four-legged robot from Boston Dynamics Inc.

The US Secret Service has introduced an unlikely, high-tech addition to its security: a robotic dog named Spot, built by Boston Dynamics. Just recently, it was photographed patrolling the boundary of ...

Dog-like robots the likes of the Boston Dynamics Spot have been around for so long now that they don't scare us as much as they used to. Yet, I can't help getting shivers down my spine every time I ...

Boston Dynamics' Spot robot dog is increasingly used by police forces in North America for high-risk operations. Its deployment raises ethical questions and concerns about police militarisation and ...

A robot dog is being deployed to deter spray-painting on trains in Munich's rail system. Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the Munich S-Bahn are introducing Spot, a robot dog from Boston Dynamics, to help combat ...

Automating factory operations is one of the biggest reasons why robotics has been in focus over the past few years. From improving human efficiency to avoiding fatal mishaps and safeguarding human ...

The US Secret Service has deployed a Boston Dynamics Spot robot dog to patrol president-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida. While the quadruped isn’t armed, as the BBC ...

It’s not every day that a robot dog walks into the State Capitol. But at the first Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) Day, the University of New Haven turned heads with SPOT, the agile, ...

Robot technology lent a helping hand in the construction of The Brook, a 52-story, 600-foot mixed-use residential skyscraper rising at the corner of Fulton Street and Flatbush Avenue in the heart of ...

Duke Energy’s Oconee Nuclear Station has a new dog. “Spot” can sit, lie down and roll over. Unlike your average Rover, Spot is also trained to perform inspections of hard-to-access areas at the plant ...

We are all familiar with Sopt, the robot dog from Boston Dynamics who always shows us his new tricks. However, there is a smaller and less heavy four-legged automaton, which could even be configured ...