Hyundai now owns robot dog maker Boston Dynamics

Engadget ^ | June 21st, 2021 | S. Shah

[BenLurkin]

The completed deal means the Korean car maker now owns an 80 percent stake in the company, known for its commercially available robo-dog Spot, valuing it at $1.1 billion.

Hyundai's grand plan for the company is to create a "robotics value chain" that spans robot component manufacturing, construction and automation. While the company has been exploring Star Wars-style walking vehicles that rely on robotics, it seems it's just as interested in Boston's warehouse workers including box stackers Handle and Stretch.

[Revel]

It sounds like Korea now owns Skynet.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Chinese robotics company "Unitree Robotics" has a $2,700 robotic "dog" Go1 on the market that is really cool. Seems to have a lot of the characteristics of the Boston Dynamics robotic dog. It will follow you and carry your water bottle.

[libh8er]

So the next Elantra will have legs instead of wheels ?

[Carriage Hill]

Did you miss “...Star Wars-style walking vehicles...” in the article?

[BushCountry]

That is a weird photo.

Ha, ha... it’s a news media and Walmart promotion of automated warehouse. As part of a main stream news article it will never show the truth. It was the first one I seen so I grabbed it.

I was just reminded of the robotic warehouses this morning when one of my guys needed help with a blueprint printer. All boxes actually have bar codes / qr codes facing out. The robots grab off the selves and stacks on a pallet. Another robot actually wraps the pallet in clear plastic wrap. A human picks up pallet in a forklift for truck.

[Carriage Hill]

“...Star Wars-style walking vehicles...”

[left that other site]

Next thing you know they will be telling us that a Robot has a Seoul.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

The PR department should go look in a real warehouse! That photo is hilarious.

[Sirius Lee]

Did you miss “...Star Wars-style walking vehicles...” in the article?

Yeah, and in that article they aren't talking about sending walkers down the highway.

"Hyundai's grand plan for the company is to create a "robotics value chain" that spans robot component manufacturing, construction and automation. While the company has been exploring Star Wars-style walking vehicles that rely on robotics, it seems it's just as interested in Boston's warehouse workers including box stackers Handle and Stretch. "

[DesertRhino]

What’s the point of a robot dog? My dog looking at me right in the eyes and getting a happy look is why I have a dog.

[Army Air Corps]

A bit crunchy. After some soju, you won’t notice.

[Pollard]

Stretch, https://www.engadget.com/boston-dynamics-warehouse-robot-stacking-boxes-115419464.html
Handle, https://www.engadget.com/2019-03-28-handle-boston-dynamics.html

Stretch is basically a better version of Handle

[BenLurkin]

I want a robot that barks when someone comes to the door, and cleans the house every day.

[Silentgypsy]

And one that does elder care.

[Bikkuri]

Isn’t Boston Dynamics the company that made those creepy robotic dogs?

[BwanaNdege]

Malcolm McLean, a North Carolina Trucker, IIRC, invented the modern sea container, now called "Inter-modal", I think.

History of the Shipping Container

Malcom McLean, the father of containerisation.

[Rebelbase]

A Kabob shop I like replaced their Schwarma slicing employee with a robotic one.