Spot, the robot dog designed by Boston Dynamics, shows off its new ability to talk in an English accent as this video demonstrates how the four-legged bot might work as a tour guide.
Boston Dynamics engineer Zack Jackowski says Spot can collect data in plants, utilities [and] installations, and develop ways to boost safety and efficiency that have have never been considered before.
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They re hanging bags of canine excrement in the trees. Little black parcels of poo swinging gently in the breeze. It is one of the more unlikely consequences of the pandemic: a plague of dog shit, with no obvious solution in sight. And it stinks.
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The rise is down to the sheer number of potential pet owners that rushed to realize the dream of owning a dog while in lockdown. Such was the demand, the price of puppies in the UK more than doubled last year, with popular breeds selling for more than £3,000 a pup. And with such money came the thieves and fraudsters.