Boston Dynamic's robot dog is now for sale

Spot, the robot dog from Boston Dynamics, is now for sale. Sort of. From IEEE Spectrum:

But dont pull out your credit card just yet. Spot may cost as much as a luxury car, and it is not really available to consumers. The initial sales, described as an early adopter program, is targeting businesses. Boston Dynamics wants to find customers in select industries and help them deploy Spots in real-world scenarios.

What were doing is the productization of Spot, Boston Dynamics CEO Marc Raibert tells IEEE Spectrum. Its really a milestone for us going from robots that work in the lab to these that are hardened for work out in the field.

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