Spot, a robotic dog that Boston Dynamics scientists call “Spot”, has four legs and never falls down. Spot can walk and run on uneven hills, climb up stairs with effortless elegance, and tackle difficult terrain with ease. Spot was shown by engineers from the Google-owned robotics company how it handles being kicked. (See video below). Although its legs may be slightly stretched, it doesn’t seem to lose balance and can walk normally again in less than one second. Spot can walk up and down hills as well as up stairs. Spot can navigate uneven and difficult terrain thanks to a sensor at its top. The legs of the vehicle are hydraulically powered, and energy comes from an electrical battery. Spot didn’t seem to be bothered when an engineer kicked him. Spot (who weighs 160 5 kg HTML5 Kg) is quite fast, according to scientists. Spot, a miniature version of the robot BigDog that Boston Dynamics displayed last year, is Spot. Spot is a military-minded robot. Boston Dynamics hopes to see Spot as an army scout and packhorse on difficult terrain. A gentle kick from researchers engineers may seem insignificant in comparison to the challenges it might face. The scientific community is concerned about artificial intelligence’s potential and the possible dangers it may pose for human lives. Stephen Hawking warned recently about the dangers that AI could pose to humanity. Interview with Prof. Hawking in December 2014,, Hawking stated that the development of fully artificial intelligence (AI) could lead to the demise of humanity. While the basic AI forms have been helpful so far, Professor Hawkins worries about what happens if AI becomes more advanced than human beings. It would be able to take flight on its own and constantly re-design itself. He said that humans, which are restricted by slow biological development, can’t compete and will be overtaken. Boston Dynamics created Atlas, a robot-like humanoid that is capable of performing some very cool things including terrifying karate moves. Google Inc. owns Boston Dynamics, a company based in Waltham Massachusetts. The company was originally a spinoff of MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), which is where Marc Raibert, his colleagues and others first created robots that move and behave like animals at the National Academy of Engineering. The company was established in 1992,. According to the company, “their” (the founders) groundbreaking work has influenced much of our work. “We pride ourselves on building machines that both innovate and actually work.” Video: Artificial Intelligence AI, or Artificial Intelligence AI refers to software which makes computers ‘intelligent’. It mimics how humans think and act.
Spot, the robot dog of Boston Dynamics, manages steps, hills and human kicks and continues to go
