DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF By Journalists Edward Kane & Marya nne Kane ROBOT DOG SEES, HEARS & RESPONDS TO PEOPLE Source: Boston Dynamics, Brewster & Win Kane Boston Dynamics unveiled the new Spot, a robot dog that talks like a human. Here's what we know: The robot can switch between over half a dozen different personas One moment it can sound like an American teenager and the next moment it can use an English accent Boston Dynamics has made the world famous Spot into a chatty canine through AI models like Open AI's ChatGPT integrated into the robot Spot is given 3D maps of the buildings it's in to describe the surroundings One role devised by Boston Dynamics for Spot is that of a tour guide Spot can see, hear, talk and even write poems As AI makes robots better problem solvers, it could mean new roles for robots If Spot speaks Weimaraner, he could be the perfect friend for my brother Ed's boy Brewster and my girl Winnie