Boston Dynamics unveils SpotMini: An extraordinary dog-bot with senses

SpotMini developed by this SoftBank group company represents another advancement in robotic evolution

Boston Dynamics, the US-based robot maker backed by Japan’s Softbank, is known for building machines with terrifying appearances. Now, the company has put up a new teaser video of their upcoming model on YouTube. 

Dubbed as ‘SpotMini’, the new robot looks like a dog but with fine design work, aesthetics and responses. In the video, the robot is seen taking a stroll in a park. It comes near the camera, senses its presence, turns its neck, ignores it and then moves on. A rather small clip does not show complete capabilities of the robot but highlights the advancement that the