Boston Dynamics’ Dog Spotted On The Streets Of Ontario Is Creeping The Internet Out
Robots were predicted to take over mundane tasks from people’s daily lives. One day, robots will casually walk among us; in fact, it’s already happening. A dog-like robot was spotted patrolling the streets of Northern Ontario, Canada a few days ago. A couple of friends who caught the not-so-furry friend on camera were both creeped out and amazed by the unusual encounter. It appears that the robot-dog was being “walked” by a man remotely controlling it. In the video, the mechanical puppy was mimicking dog behavior and even stopped to give them a piercing stare as if it was scanning them.
The video Nathan shared on his Twitter and Instagram went viral with over 14M views, over 112.4k likes, and tons of comments from terrified and impressed people. Science fiction enthusiasts immediately found similarities with the “Metalhead” episode in Black Mirror and the classic Terminator, and their comments boost our imagination!
Is this what robot invasion will look like? Would you like this kind of pet, or is it creeping the hell out of you? Let us know in the comments!
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A couple of friends saw a creepy robot dog roaming the streets of northern Ontario at night
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They caught the mechanical four-legged creature on camera
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“I was with my friend, Kaedan, driving to her house when we saw the Boston Dynamics robot! He was being walked by a man who had a remote controller. We pulled over to the side of the road and asked if we could take a video. He gave his permission and we both shot our video. I was very creeped out and excited to see it, but my friend thought it was the cutest thing ever—you can hear her saying ‘I love you!’
We asked why the man had the robot, and he said it was for work. My friend told him he must have a really cool job, and we said goodbye. It was exciting to see such a high-tech robot in real life, but it was pretty eerie!” Nathan told Bored Panda.
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The robot dog is actually a Boston Dynamics nimble robot called Spot
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This advanced puppy can traverse rough terrain, climb stairs, jump, open locked doors, and sells for $74,500
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Created by engineering company Boston Dynamics, Spot has a variety of specs and is now available for purchase, but is this puppy isn’t for everyone. Besides dog-like movements, this loyal, remotely-controlled mechanical friend can walk up to three miles per hour, avoid obstacles, and perform a numbers of programmed tasks from dancing, climbing, and opening doors to pulling a truck. It potentially has efficient applications in business, such as monitoring the environment and providing awareness. It has already been put to use in a park in Singapore, where it encouraged social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The video of the terrifying robo-dog that Nathan shared on Twitter has gone viral with over 14M views
guys look who i saw out on da street!!!:) pic.twitter.com/rPczxbWAkL
— ✨ nathan moved accounts (@bIoodtear) September 25, 2020
This is what netizens had to say about it
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Share on FacebookDamn strays... roaming the streets unsupervised. Someone throw him a RAM.
To be honest, the robot is kind of cute. The onlookers reactions are adorable, especially the one declaring her love for it.
C'mon, am I the ONLY one who immediately thinks of George Orwell's 1984? Or Fahrenheit 451?
Imagine the face of the person who said they would kick it when they realize that these things are literally built to stay standing after being kicked and it would stumble, but probably wouldn't fall over
They haven’t seen the stuff Boston dynamics puts their bots through
Load More Replies...I genuinely don't see anything scary or creepy about this marvel of technology. I see beauty and someone's hard work. And by "someone" I intend a whole team of smart people. Yes, I get it, all these "RoBotS WiLL tAKe oVeR" reactions come from apocalyptic sci-fi, but, please, remember it's exactly this -> science themed FICTION. Robots and AI itself is not scary, our fear of it is. Yeah, sorry, I'm not fun at parties.
"the robots" won't be taking over anything, they will be used to take over things by people with the power to field them.
Load More Replies...This robot is like the aliens in the new TV series, "War of the Worlds."
What is the main reason for this? There are robots here in the UK that are doing deliveries.
You should check out the engineering behind it. It registers walls and ground to map out an area by itself. So when it walks, it develops a map. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve9kWX_KXus . Highly recommend to watch some of Boston Dynamic's videos on youtube, they're crazy good.
Load More Replies...They tried to use them in Singapore (?) to supervise people during quarantine. This thing is super creepy and will never find a niche, unles something like search and rescue.
They’re construction helpers and navigate terrain humans can’t, so they already have a niche
Load More Replies...This will be great for controlling protesters in the future. I am excited to see our leaders taking back control through the use of robotics.
Yeah, would be useful for removing Neo-Luddites (like some of the people in this comment section).
Load More Replies...Why? It's not gonna eat your flesh and make you pay taxes! That's what Headcrabs are for!
Load More Replies...I think all humans should be terrified and concerned 😧 First, it’s a dog then it’s going to be everything in robot form. The price is outrageous so the middle class can’t afford it! I think robotics will make us slaves or kill us.
Damn strays... roaming the streets unsupervised. Someone throw him a RAM.
To be honest, the robot is kind of cute. The onlookers reactions are adorable, especially the one declaring her love for it.
C'mon, am I the ONLY one who immediately thinks of George Orwell's 1984? Or Fahrenheit 451?
Imagine the face of the person who said they would kick it when they realize that these things are literally built to stay standing after being kicked and it would stumble, but probably wouldn't fall over
They haven’t seen the stuff Boston dynamics puts their bots through
Load More Replies...I genuinely don't see anything scary or creepy about this marvel of technology. I see beauty and someone's hard work. And by "someone" I intend a whole team of smart people. Yes, I get it, all these "RoBotS WiLL tAKe oVeR" reactions come from apocalyptic sci-fi, but, please, remember it's exactly this -> science themed FICTION. Robots and AI itself is not scary, our fear of it is. Yeah, sorry, I'm not fun at parties.
"the robots" won't be taking over anything, they will be used to take over things by people with the power to field them.
Load More Replies...This robot is like the aliens in the new TV series, "War of the Worlds."
What is the main reason for this? There are robots here in the UK that are doing deliveries.
You should check out the engineering behind it. It registers walls and ground to map out an area by itself. So when it walks, it develops a map. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve9kWX_KXus . Highly recommend to watch some of Boston Dynamic's videos on youtube, they're crazy good.
Load More Replies...They tried to use them in Singapore (?) to supervise people during quarantine. This thing is super creepy and will never find a niche, unles something like search and rescue.
They’re construction helpers and navigate terrain humans can’t, so they already have a niche
Load More Replies...This will be great for controlling protesters in the future. I am excited to see our leaders taking back control through the use of robotics.
Yeah, would be useful for removing Neo-Luddites (like some of the people in this comment section).
Load More Replies...Why? It's not gonna eat your flesh and make you pay taxes! That's what Headcrabs are for!
Load More Replies...I think all humans should be terrified and concerned 😧 First, it’s a dog then it’s going to be everything in robot form. The price is outrageous so the middle class can’t afford it! I think robotics will make us slaves or kill us.
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