Google's robots wish you a merry Christmas, in a totally non-creepy way

What better way to celebrate Christmas than putting quadruped robots on reindeer duty and having them drag Santa's sleigh around the neighborhood?

Robotics company Boston Dynamics did just that — and recorded it. The robots used in the short, sweet and somewhat scary video are Spots — four legged, canine-like robots that weigh around 160 pounds but are surprisingly nimble and certainly up for the task

Boston Dynamics, which was acquired by Google in 2013, is no stranger to making robots do odd things. In June, it released a video of a Spot dancing, and in August, we saw one of the company's larger robots named Atlas rushing through the woods Read more...