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The US Marine Corps has been putting Boston Dynamics four-legged Spot robot through its paces.
Named after man's best friend, Spot is a four-legged robot, one of a type that could soon have a role helping the US Marines Corps.
Built by Google-owned Boston Dynamics, the 160-pound, electrically-powered bot spent a week being put through boot camp at the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab in Quantico, Virginia.
The dog-like, hydraulically-actuated machine was subjected to a battery of tests that determined its ability to help the corps in their daily tasks - such as clearing this room.
Spot went into the building before the Marines, simulating peeking around corners and looking for enemies and other threats.
Employees of DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) were on hand to train marines in how to control Spot.
Caption by: Nick Heath
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