Can Boston Dynamics keep up with Tesla and China in the humanoid robot race?

Boston Dynamics, under new CEO Rohit Prasad, faces pressure to commercialize its Atlas humanoid robot as Tesla, Agility and ...
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Boston Dynamics Faces Employee Protest Over Robot Deal With ICE

Tech workers have become increasingly vocal when their employers' business deals clash with their values.

ICE plan to buy robot dogs spurs protest from hundreds of Boston Dynamics employees

Hundreds of employees at the US robotics firm Boston Dynamics signed a petition calling for executives to halt a sale of the ...
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The Boston Dynamics spinout building robots you’ll actually want to hug

Danielle’s a poodle, with big eyes, fuzzy ears, and cartoon lavender fur. She’s also a robot, and as I talk on Zoom to Marc Theermann, she’s sitting behind him. “Danielle is a robot we built on top of ...
Ars Technica

Boston Dynamics’ robot dog now reads gauges and thermometers with Google’s AI

Robots such as Boston Dynamics’ four-legged Spot can now accurately read analog thermometers and pressure gauges while roaming around factories and warehouses. Those improvements come courtesy of ...
The Boston Globe

ICE eyes spending up to $2 million on Boston Dynamics robot dogs to boost ‘officer safety’

Robot dogs from the Waltham-based manufacturer Boston Dynamics may soon assist federal immigration agents as part of a proposed deal worth at least $1 million. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...
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ICE seeks to purchase up to $2 million in Boston Dynamics Spot robots

A hot potato: Spot, the robotic quadruped from Boston Dynamics, has been used in numerous professions over the years, but its most controversial application could be on the way. Immigration and ...
WBUR

ICE plans to buy robot dogs made in Mass.

The Trump administration plans to purchase robot dogs made by a Massachusetts company for its immigration enforcement operations. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement wants to spend up to $2 ...