Re: Boston Dynamics Spot Robot Now On Sale
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It would seem that SpaceX bought one immediately, as one was sighted at their Boca Chica, Texas Facility, video [here]. I imagine the robo-dog would be immensely useful for them to safely do remote inspections or repairs on Starship prototypes, such as when SN4 had a methane leak and they decided to wait until it ran out of fuel.
In terms of accessibility, Spot has 360 degree depth cameras, so it could theoretically walk ahead of someone and transmit environmental data via bluetooth to a pair of headphones, like a sonified depthmap, OCR, LIDAR, etc. essentially a mobile sensor platform. Something like a museum or other exhibit could potentially have it as a guide to direct people from point to point. Given the limited battery life though, it would probably be best used for inspecting dangerous areas, unstable buildings, bomb inspection, gathering intel on areas where enemy combatants could be, etc. Or it could maybe be used in heathcare settings to ferry test samples from around the facility to the lab, carry things like linens to the laundry, gather and deposit fresh linens in the rooms for staff, as some other robot models have been designed to do.
One way it could be useful perhaps is getting you places on foot, it could be pre-programmed for a destination, have GPS, and do localized collision avoidance. A mod could be a handle attachment, such as the kind guide dogs have bit a bit longer with controls attached to issue commands. It could transmit spacial data on its route so you know whats around you, including GPS data and such. Basically a huge walking iPhone that can pull you places and walk around obsticals. Practically though? A guide dog is still probably way better, both for instincts, recognition, companionship, well unless you count playing video games on Spot as "bonding"...
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