Boston Dynamics robot SpotMini twerking to 'Uptown Funk' is still terrifying

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Robot engineering company Boston Dynamics released a video of its robot dog SpotMini dancing to "Uptown Funk" on Tuesday, and I'm just wondering: Is this supposed to make me feel better about our robot overlords?

Sure, it's still the early days of AI and robot innovations, and our robotic counterparts don't yet reign supreme—but I know it's coming — and this doesn't make me feel any better about it! 

Of course, I recognize that this video is meant to be humorous and adorable. But with every precise dance move I'm reminded that this sophisticated machine can be programmed to execute me as easily as it can be programmed to dance to Bruno Mars. An incredibly upsetting thought. Read more...

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Boston Dynamics robot SpotMini twerking to 'Uptown Funk' is still terrifying Boston Dynamics robot SpotMini twerking to 'Uptown Funk' is still terrifying Reviewed by mimisabreena on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 Rating: 5

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