Spot is a robotic dog created by the Google owned robotics company Boston Dynamics. Boston Dynamics is known for their sturdy, well built robots and Spot is no acceptation. He can climb stairs and navigate rough terrain. On top of that, he can recover from a well placed kick, as shown when employees were asked to kick the robot dog. Many people believe that kicking a dog, robotic or not, is wrong. The animal rights group PETA even has an opinion on the matter saying that "PETA deals with actual animal abuse every day, so we won't lose sleep over this incident. But while its far better to kick a four-legged robot than a real dog, most people find even the idea of such violence inappropriate, as the comments show." What do you think? Is it wrong to kick a robotic dog?
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Spot is a robotic dog created by the Google owned robotics company Boston Dynamics. Boston Dynamics is known for their sturdy, well built robots and Spot is no acceptation. He can climb stairs and navigate rough terrain. On top of that, he can recover from a well placed kick, as shown when employees were asked to kick the robot dog. Many people believe that kicking a dog, robotic or not, is wrong. The animal rights group PETA even has an opinion on the matter saying that "PETA deals with actual animal abuse every day, so we won't lose sleep over this incident. But while its far better to kick a four-legged robot than a real dog, most people find even the idea of such violence inappropriate, as the comments show." What do you think? Is it wrong to kick a robotic dog?
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@Brendan, I couldn't do it. I'm a softie. But it does bring up a similar question, "Are young people more apt to hurt another human being because they do so in video games?"
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