# Our Robot Overlords Have Mad Moves.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-robot-overlords-have-mad-moves/823071>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 16, 2018, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-robot-overlords-have-mad-moves/823071 "2018-10-16T23:41:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-robot-overlords-have-mad-moves/823071/1 "2018-10-16T23:41:31Z")

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[Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot busts a move in latest video](https://www.foxnews.com/tech/boston-dynamics-spot-robot-busts-a-move-in-latest-video).

I’m sure there’s a joke about being entertained while we’re slaving in the silicon mines, but it evades me for now.

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-robot-overlords-have-mad-moves/823071/2 "2018-10-17T01:54:30Z")

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Meanwhile, BD’s Atlas is [parkouring his brains out](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21266419&postcount=87):

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**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-robot-overlords-have-mad-moves/823071/3 "2018-10-17T04:07:45Z")

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I saw the dog dancing earlier today. It’s amazing. Now what will they do with all that raw dancing power?

It does look a little bit like the creature from Alien. :eek:

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**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-robot-overlords-have-mad-moves/823071/4 "2018-10-17T13:55:38Z")

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Every time I see Spot all I can think of is “Metalhead” from Series 4 of Black Mirror. I still laughed but it was nervously…

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**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-robot-overlords-have-mad-moves/823071/5 "2018-10-17T14:27:17Z")

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Did we just get mooned by a robot? Or was it twirking?

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**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-robot-overlords-have-mad-moves/823071/6 "2018-10-17T15:54:40Z")

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The robot dances better than I do.

Of course, that can be said of many things, including moderately nimble rocks. 😃