Robotics Q&A with Boston Dynamics’ Aaron Saunders

Robotics Q&A with Boston Dynamics’ Aaron Saunders

Image Credits: Boston Dynamics (Image has been modified) For the next few weeks, TechCrunch’s robotics newsletter Actuator will be running Q&As with some of the top minds in robotics. Subscribe here for future updates. Part 1: CMU’s Matthew Johnson-Roberson Part 2: Toyota Research Institute’s Max Bajracharya and Russ Tedrake Part 3: Meta’s Dhruv Batra This …

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Boston Dynamics uses ChatGPT to create a robot tour guide

Boston Dynamics uses ChatGPT to create a robot tour guide

Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot has already impressed us with its astonishing agility, but now it can make a pretty good tour guide, too. Keen to explore how generative AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot can be used with its robot dog, the company’s clever engineers recently decided to create a tour guide using the technology. …

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Spot, the robot from Boston Dynamics, set to create artwork for exhibition through painting.

Spot, the robot from Boston Dynamics, set to create artwork for exhibition through painting.

Boston Dynamics’ remarkable Spot robot is available to various industries to assist with tasks such as inspections, mapping, and monitoring. It has also captured the attention of artist Agnieszka Pilat, who has been using Spot to create various works of art. Artist Agnieszka Pilat and Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot. NVG Pilat’s latest project involves training …

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