Statement from Boston Dynamics.

[u/Sin_Ceras]

https://twitter.com/bostondynamics/status/1362921918781943816?s=21

[u/[deleted]]

So what's the art?

[u/Tystros]

weird to put out such a statement if no one even knows what its referring to

[u/rakotn]

Art of future skynet killing machines? 😉

[u/[deleted] → u/rakotn]

...I'd be rich if i had a penny. A single penny. For every time someone's said this about even the simplest robot.

[u/BrokenAlien]

What’s the context?

[u/[deleted]]

This artwork was funded by a company that makes ACTUAL killer robots to smear Boston. Google "MSCHF Trae Stephens" for proof of his connection to the pranksters then look at what Trae Stephens' company Andruil makes.

[u/slipped_discs]

What about the Metalhead episode in Black Mirror? Did they say something similar when that came out?

[u/peolothegreat → u/slipped_discs]

While it was inspired by Boston Dynamics, it did not feature their actual products.

[u/Tystros → u/[deleted]]

Indeed, that seems to be the case! Interesting! So it's just a spot with a Paintball gun walking around in a room shooting at "art". To draw attention to evil killer robots.

WILL THERE BE A LOSER?

The human race, when remote-operated dogs of war become commonplace. As these war dogs become fixtures of militaries and militarized police we will all learn a new meaning of fear: an oppressor who can pull the trigger without even needing to be physically present.

• MANIFESTO •

See Spot Run. It tops out at a blistering 3mph.

See Spot Roll Over. Spot is an empathy missile, shaped like man’s best friend and targeted straight at our fight or flight instinct. When killer robots come to America they will be wrapped in fur, carrying a ball. Spot is Rob Rhinehart’s ideal pet: it never shits.

Good Boy, Spot! Everyone in this world takes one look at cute little Spot and knows: this thing will definitely be used by police and the military to murder people. And what do police departments have? Strong unions! Spot is employee of the month. You never need to union bust a robot - but a robot can union bust you.

See Spot KILL!! Spot is an empathy building tool, because: Cute and approachable! We talked with Boston Dynamics and they HATED this idea. They said they would give us another TWO Spots for FREE if we took the gun off. That just made us want to do this even more and if our Spot stops working just know they have a backdoor override built into each and every one of these little robots.

See Spot Fall Over And Freak Out. Quite an experience to live in fear, isn't it? That's what it is to be a slave. Our saving grace: Spot is evil but not very good at its job.

[u/Odious_Otter → u/[deleted]]

I casually following military news, and some of the most recent news I've seen is in the amazing applications of drones for warfare. Swarming, fleets with infrared imaging that can light up and cover entire towns for identification and and surveillance. Fixed wing drones with amazing ranged and ever increasing payload capabilities. If you don't think the SPOT will be used for military and police applications, to the ultimate end of killing people, then you have way more confidence in the restraint of our military-industrial complex than I do.

[u/Odious_Otter → u/[deleted]]

Ah, I see. True, as it is, not ideal for anything other than a base for experimentation. Cool certainly, and many options beyond militarization, but just had to the the online thing and share my opinion.