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Has SpaceX replaced one of their robotic dogs?

Derek Wise - May. 25th 2021 8:17 am PT @derekiswise

Since SpaceX first acquired a Boston Dynamics Spot robot last year, they have served as vital tools for inspecting areas where it is not safe for humans to be located. During my recent trip to Boca Chica, I noticed that something had changed on SpaceX’s first robotic dog, Zeus.

SpaceX is using a $75K robot dog named Zeus to test Mars-bound Starship rockets

Zac Hall - Apr. 22nd 2021 9:35 am PT @apollozac

SpaceX Starship Boston Dynamics Spot

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If a dog is man’s best friend, can a robot dog named Zeus be best friends with a rocket to Mars? We’d like to believe so, and that’s what appears to be happening in South Texas.

LabPadre who documents SpaceX activity at its Boca Chica facility caught footage of what appears to be a Boston Dynamics-made robot dog running around the Starship test site.

Au-Spot is a robotic dog designed to explore the harsh terrain of Mars

Nicholas Terry - Dec. 22nd 2020 11:44 am PT

NASA Mars Boston Dynamics Spot

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A large majority of the terrain on Mars is rather challenging to traverse, especially for our delicate and slow-moving rovers. Because of this fact, NASA/JPL-Caltech has been hard at work creating what may be the future of Mars exploration: an autonomous robot dog.

Hyundai acquires controlling interest in Boston Dynamics in $1.1 billion deal

Nicholas Terry - Dec. 11th 2020 10:12 am PT

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Hyundai Motor Group has officially announced that it has purchased a controlling stake in the autonomous robot maker Boston Dynamics. The business deal was revealed to have been in the works for quite a while and valued the company at $1.1 billion.