By akademiotoelektronik, 23/01/2023

What is this strange robot that walked on the quays of Bordeaux?

Spot, a small four -legged robot, made a walk on the Quai de Bacalan in Bordeaux this Thursday, under the dumbfounded eyes of passers -by.We explain the reasons for his presence.

Par Loraine Dion Publié leActu Bordeaux Voir mon actu

Spot.This is the small name of the quadruped that surveyed the quays of Bordeaux (Gironde), this Thursday, December 2, 2021 in the morning, in front of dumbfounded walkers.Fast, agile and (partly) autonomous, Spot is not made of flesh and bones, but of scrap.

Indeed, this apparatus of the appearance of a small dog is a robot developed by Boston Dynamics, an American company specializing in robotics for military use.

Some aggressive dogs towards it

As versatile as it is, this little "robot-dog" is not the incentive of this winter promenade.

He was remote -controlled from a screen and thanks to the camera he transports in his "head", at the request of the curious filming teams !, A media specializing in popularization.

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"We let spot walk around 40 minutes on the quays to see him interact with people, in real conditions.Some have been amused, others really happy to meet this robot.The most surprising reactions came from dogs, which were very afraid of this big beast.Some have been downright aggressive!"Says Julien Picard-Monnet, the publication director, who attended the shooting.

A video dedicated to social networks

These reactions have been boxed by the curious teams!, Who are currently in assembly.The result, a short video of less than a minute, will be revealed on the Instagram and Tiktok accounts of the media this Wednesday, December 8, for the purposes of cultural mediation.

Who is curious?

Curious !is the media of the four science centers in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region: Cap Sciences Bordeaux, Espace Mendes France Poitiers, Lacq Odyssée Mourenx, Récréa Sciences Limoges.Their ambition?Tanging the true from the false by relying on science, talking about initiatives and innovations in New Aquitaine, give voice to scientists and researchers.Scientific media is used in particular via social networks, thanks to major communities: 250,000 subscribers on Instagram and 1.1 million subscribers on Tiktok.

She is the first of the six videos including the curious teams!were loaded to promote Naia-R, the neo-Aquitaine artificial and robotics fair.

An event, intended for professionals and the general public, which takes place at the hangar 14, from December 9 to 11, 2021.

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