Boston Dynamics
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| Web site | www.bostondynamics.com |
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| Founders | Marc Raibert |
| Founded | November 6 |
| 1992 | |
| Headquarters | Waltham |
| Massachusetts | |
| United States | |
| Acquisition date | 2017 |
| Key person | Marc Raibert |
| Parent organizations | X |
| Hyundai Motor Company | |
| Presidents | Marc Raibert |
| Number of employe | 500 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 698254 |
About Boston Dynamics
Boston Dynamics is an American engineering and robotics design company founded in 1992 as a spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Tesla's Optimus and the problem with humanoids
... Boston Dynamics doglike quadruped Spot is ideally suited to rough terrains, such as bombed-out buildings - but a robot designed to, say, work in a kitchen work may need no legs at all...
Robot-dog that tries to herd sheep
... technology companies, the Rojos is to investigate how the Spot robot, which could be brought by the US-American Boston Dynamics, working in agriculture...
Call to probe Boston police tests of 'dog' robots
...The video was shared by Boston Dynamics at a conference run by Techcrunch Massachusetts State Police has been asked to explain how it is using robot dogs, by a civil liberties group...
Boston Dynamics boss learned by unbalancing toddler
...Boston Dynamics s quadruped robot, Spot, can be leased at the same cost as a luxury car The boss of robotics company Boston Dynamics has confessed he once nudged his one-year-old daughter over to work out how people balance...
Boston Dynamics Atlas robot twists and somersaults
...US robotics firm Boston Dynamics has developed new techniques to let its Atlas robot blend together the movements of gymnastic routines more smoothly...
Call to probe Boston police tests of 'dog' robots
The video was shared by Boston Dynamics at a conference run by Techcrunch
Massachusetts State Police has been asked to explain how it is using robot dogs, by a civil liberties group.
The Police force has spent The Past three months testing "Spot" robot dogs alongside some of its Officers .
The robots, made by Boston Dynamics , are believed to have helped with several live incidents as well as training scenarios.
The American Civil Liberties Union wants details about how and where the robots were being used.
No gunsA video captioned with The Words "MA State Police " and showing the robots opening doors and entering buildings was shared online by Boston Dynamics earlier this year.
"All too often, the deployment of these technologies happens faster than our social, political, or legal systems react,"
In its letter, The Campaign group said it wanted more "transparency" about the use of the robots, The Ways in which they would be used and which Officers would be deployed with them.
The ACLU said there was a need for regulations governing the use of the robots to ensure they did not trample on established civil rights and liberties or lead to racial injustice.
The rights group also wants to know if the robots will ever carry weapons.
Robots have become a staple of police workIn response, Massachusetts State Police officials said the robots were being used as a "mobile remote observation device" to look at suspicious devices or locations that might be hazardous for human Officers .
, Boston 's national public radio station, the robots had worked with the organisation's bomb squad.
Separately, it said the robots had helped with two "incidents" but no details were given.
"Robot technology is a valuable tool for law enforcement because of its ability to provide situational awareness of potentially dangerous environments," said David Procopio, a spokesman for the State Police force.
Boston Dynamics told WBUR it had leased the robots to The Police to retain control over how they were used.
A spokesman for The Company said there were explicit clauses in the lease agreement that required they were not used to "physically harm or intimidate people".
The spokesman said Boston Dynamics was open to dialogue with rights groups about how its robots should be used.
He added existing laws governing technology used by first-responders covered most of the uses to which its robots were being Put .
robotics
Source of news: bbc.com
