Alphabet-owned Boston Dynamics robots are ready to invade your kitchen.
The company unveiled its newest robot, SpotMini, an all-electric version of its Spot robot. Taking some design cues from its bigger sibling that weighs 160 lbs, SpotMini is a simplified model that is smaller and lighter, allowing it to roam your house with more dexterity than Boston Dynamics’ previous bots.
It’s a total neat freak and can clean your house, too, thanks to an elongated neck extension:
Boston Dynamics doesn’t have any plans to sell SpotMini to the public, however, it is an encouraging step forward for the company that has made some incredible robots that are perfectly worthless.
Alphabet reportedly put the company up for sale in March because it hasn’t found a path towards offering commercial products yet, but it looks like they just invented the world’s most expensive “Beer Me” machine.
Its hand-off skills could use some work.
Buster Hein is a freelance writer who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Twitter: @bst3r.
7 responses to “Boston Dynamics’ freaky new robot can clean your kitchen”
There is no god damn way I’d have that creature prancing around my house.
The banana peel schtick was pretty funny. Still that thing is creepy as all hell…galloping at you with this auto-lever jaw just inches from your arse as you run for your life…
f that thing could give you a nice BJ it would be the best device in the world. Sorry women. You’re going to be replaced soon.
Only a geek of the highest order would come up with that thought.
You called it.
Creepy.
Beer, schemer! Will it scrub the kitchen floor and clean the bathroom?