Pretty sure I read about this robot already in 'Farenheit 451'
Boston Dynamics: the New SpotMini [video]
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Re: Boston Dynamics: the New SpotMini [video]
#12This seems to be missing the creepy tentacle head or whatever the appendage was on top of the previous version, so it's not clear what it would be useful for besides trotting around the yard looking like a dog. It might be good for surveillance, though I bet I could buy a lot of security cameras for less money.
I walk past a military compound on my way to work. They definitely have cameras but it is a large area and I also see guards walking a circuit (they have to tag positions around the perimeter). Pretty sure if one of these was doing circuits it would effectively keep the fear-of-intrusion high.