Spot the robot dog flips the switch. (Nuclear Restoration Services via SWNS) By Elizabeth Hunter A robot dog was used to flip a switch at a nuclear site - as it was too unsafe for workers.

A robot dog has been sent into a potentially hazardous area of a nuclear power site to switch back on a mothballed piece of equipment. The four-legged machine - called Spot - reactivated a crane ...

Boston Dynamics' Spot and Atlas robots will be deployed throughout the Hyundai Motor Group manufacturing ecosystem.

A robot dog was used to flip a switch at a nuclear site - as it was too unsafe for workers. The machine - named Spot - was used to turn on a crane in order to pick up containers of waste at the ...