In May, a ‘robodog’ was seen politely telling visitors in a Singapore park to maintain social distance. The high-tech robot was enlisted by Singapore authorities to help halt the spread of the coronavirus infection. In addition to reminding people about the social distancing norms, SPOT was also fitted with cameras and analytics tools to estimate the number of people inside the park.
The four-legged remote-controlled machine, named SPOT, was built by Boston Dynamics and was first deployed at a central park for a two-week trial. SPOT made another appearance last month. A video shared on Twitter showed the yellow-colored robot dog walking down an unknown street in a life-like manner. As SPOT walked alongside a car, the person filming the moment was heard saying, “O my God!.” The robot dog’s latest appearance has come from a place that has been devoid of human life for decades. SPOT was at the Chernobyl Nuclear plant with engineers of the University of Bristol on October 22. According to reports, the team decided to take the robot dog along as they wanted to create a 3-D mapping of the distribution of nuclear radiation in the area. As the area is extremely hazardous due to the fallout from the 1986 nuclear accident, the team added new surveying capabilities with the help of SPOT. In addition to SPOT, the team of engineers used aerial drones to carry out the survey. A report by Futurism said that the robot dog turned out to be the key in measuring the levels and effects of radiation in the area.
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