Spot is also built to endure, according to Fyrer, who called the robot “extremely rugged.”
“Boston Dynamics did a phenomenal job building this system…it can take a hit,” he said.
“Lighter people have sat on it.”
Man’s best friend
The robodog is also brought to area schools for demonstrations on what it can mean for their generation of technology and the workforce.
Fyrer maintains that advances like Spot won’t be stealing jobs, but making employees’ lives much easier.
“Look at some of the guys who were in the industry for 50, 60 years,” he said.