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Driving Spot for the first time

A San Francisco-based company called Formant is giving you — yes, anybody — the opportunity to take Boston Dynamic’s Spot the robot for a walk, remotely.

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  1. Guganesan Ilavarasan

    August 4, 2020 at 12:01 pm

    Last time I was this early, that guy hasn’t ate that bat yet.

  2. Gimhanz Weerarathna

    August 4, 2020 at 12:01 pm

    first

  3. Calvin Wong

    August 4, 2020 at 12:01 pm

    First!!!

  4. Fan Jie Sheng

    August 4, 2020 at 12:02 pm

    I am speed

  5. R Nani

    August 4, 2020 at 12:06 pm

    Interesting

  6. ThexBorg

    August 4, 2020 at 12:07 pm

    Hoping that Elon Musk sends a few ‘Mars Rovers’ to his first Moon Landing in Starship…

  7. gcforreal

    August 4, 2020 at 12:08 pm

    Everytime I see this thing I think of that one black mirror episode…in black and white ..sheesh

    • Help me

      August 4, 2020 at 12:14 pm

      Yeah because they are used as props in that episode

    • gcforreal

      August 4, 2020 at 12:15 pm

      @Help me never knew that …still creepy lol

    • Pradhumn Kanase

      August 4, 2020 at 12:16 pm

      don’t worry future is beautiful.

    • Paul Rowan

      August 4, 2020 at 7:10 pm

      Guess she hasn’t seen that one…

  8. Kurt Hammond

    August 4, 2020 at 12:10 pm

    Black mirror been warning us but ok

    • Ravi Teja KNTS

      August 4, 2020 at 1:33 pm

      Black Mirror took inspiration from Boston dynamics.

  9. Vapes Flavors

    August 4, 2020 at 12:17 pm

    be creative, be American

  10. Oz

    August 4, 2020 at 12:25 pm

    Everyone should have one of these so people can deliver food themselves without leaving home lol

    • il m

      August 4, 2020 at 6:55 pm

      it costs 75k $ bro

  11. SleepyCatGamer

    August 4, 2020 at 12:44 pm

    Right stick to move?!
    Have these people played a video game in the last 20 years?!

  12. michblitz

    August 4, 2020 at 12:49 pm

    this is fake. watch her controller.

  13. Ron Edward

    August 4, 2020 at 12:51 pm

    So these the robots used in Singapore to regulate social distancing? How and what other technologies out of MIT will be used to surveil the people? ????
    No thanks!

  14. Sean Winkfield

    August 4, 2020 at 1:23 pm

    Right stick to move plus a PS3 controller….smh

  15. Native2458

    August 4, 2020 at 1:32 pm

    This is the future, just like the Jetson

  16. Elvis Nwaba

    August 4, 2020 at 1:39 pm

    Well… Spot is an awesome robot… Maybe a 360 camera can solve the problem of third party view..

    This is really cool

  17. death for you

    August 4, 2020 at 1:58 pm

    is that tari

  18. J R

    August 4, 2020 at 2:18 pm

    I saw the new war of the worlds smh

  19. Vince L

    August 4, 2020 at 2:24 pm

    Communist will install a AK47 on the SPOT, attacking any opponent in or outside. Its a dangerous machine

  20. CYR

    August 4, 2020 at 2:53 pm

    It seems to be a really mature robot very nice work !!!!

  21. KK DD

    August 4, 2020 at 5:24 pm

    It would be helpful if it could carry a package as we’re practicing social distancing these days.

  22. lps kitty cat films

    August 4, 2020 at 7:26 pm

    That thing scares me

  23. roninpainbringer

    August 4, 2020 at 7:27 pm

    needs to be bigger so i can put a minigun on it’s back.

  24. Substitute Realities Channel

    August 4, 2020 at 8:24 pm

    Does PS3 controllers work natively on Windows 10? Or still need those motioninjoy/better DS3 software to work properly? Since she’s connecting it through USB and not blutooth.

    Anyway nice Spot dogo.

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