Spot the automated dog advocates for robots' rights at State House
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I was privileged today to bring Spot to the Massachusetts State House, to educate lawmakers and staff on the benefits of advanced robotics, and to discuss our support for the Responsible Robotics Act.
Is Spot the world’s first robot lobbyist?

Robots with weapons? Bill would make that illegal in Massachusetts
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Thanks to our amazing UofL donors, our students toured Boston Dynamics today. They participated in the world’s first high school Spot robot dance off. The competition was intense! JCPS Louisville Central High School UofL Speed Eng

I was privileged today to bring Spot to the Massachusetts State House, to educate lawmakers and staff on the benefits of advanced robotics, and to discuss our support for the Responsible Robotics Act.
Is Spot the world’s first robot lobbyist?

I enjoyed being a panelist at #XPO24 to talk about my bill AB 2681 to regulate weaponized robotic devices! XPONENTIAL 2024 ACLU Boston Dynamics #AUVSI #Xponential

Great to be back at Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems Intl XPONENTIAL 2024 again, this time in San Diego. I think it’s my tenth time!

Join me at 1:30 today for our panel on weaponized robots and drones, featuring California Assemblymember Assemblymember Akilah Weber, MD and ACLU. Room 28 A/B/C.

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Boston Dynamic's new Atlas robot has been revealed, and it's every bit as impressive as it looks. Get the behind-the-scenes story here: tcrn.ch/3vKUeeN

Boston Dynamic's new Atlas robot has been revealed, and it's every bit as impressive as it looks. Get the behind-the-scenes story here: tcrn.ch/3vKUeeN

Excited for this panel next week at Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems Intl #XPONENTIAL2024 , featuring our CA bill author Dr. Akilah Weber Assemblymember Akilah Weber, MD, ACLU's Jay Stanley, and myself, moderated by Evan Ackerman. Great timing, given legislative progress and our new robot announcement. Hope to see you there!

Everything you wanted to know about Boston Dynamics new Atlas, in our Q&A with CEO Robert Playter. spectrum.ieee.org/atlas-humanoid…

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Did you think we were just sitting around? 😏

Last week the CA bill that Boston Dynamics is sponsoring, prohibiting the weaponization of robots, passed out of the Assembly Public Safety Committee on consent. As we announce the new Atlas, we are proud to lead on ethics and responsible use.
More here: legiscan.com/CA/text/AB2681…

We promise this is not a person in a bodysuit. bit.ly/3w5XRvH

Did you think we were just sitting around? 😏

For years, Boston Dynamics Atlas has been the poster boy of humanoid robots. Now, it's being retired—the hydraulic version, anyway... spectrum.ieee.org/boston-dynamic…

📣 EVENT: Where does the #US robotics industry stand globally? Join ITIF at Special Competitive Studies Project's #AIExpo for National #Competitiveness on May 7 @ 1:00 PM ET, room 206 for this featured event. Speakers include Brendan Schulman (@BostonDynamics) & Megan Zimmerman (@NIST). itif.org/events/2024/05…

It's #NationalRoboticsWeek ! When you think of a robot, what do you picture? 🤖

Did you know some robots are soft? See for yourself in this Surprisingly STEM episode featuring soft robotics engineers at NASA Langley Research Center. #RoboWeek

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