Boston Dynamics doesn’t want you to shoot paintballs from Spot the robot dog

The Next Web
By Thomas MacaulayFeb 23, 2021, 2:22 pm183 pts
Spot the robot dog has found fame through viral videos of it dancing, delivering sneakers, and even herding sheep. But civil liberties groups fear that the quadruped could also be weaponised. A new game aims to highlight the dangers of the Boston Dynamics bot by arming it with a paintball gun and dropping it…

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