Article 37XTZ SpotMini: the headless robotic dog sure to give you nightmares

SpotMini: the headless robotic dog sure to give you nightmares

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Samuel Gibbs
from Technology | The Guardian on (#37XTZ)

Latest incarnation of quadruped robot has new design and eerily smooth motion in a perfect blend of Terminator robot and Pixar character

The latest robot from former Google sibling Boston Dynamics looks like a cross between something out of a Terminator movie and a cutesy Pixar character.

Shown off in a short teaser clip, the latest evolution of the firm's SpotMini robotic dog has ditched the snapping-claw-for-a-head in exchange for a creepier headless design replete with soft, yellow plastics and eerily smooth movements.

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