It might be surprising to see Spot the robot dog independently moving in and out of elevators on a construction site! Using KONE elevators and their application programming interfaces (APIs) to navigate the site, our four-legged, data-gathering friend gives real-time project updates to help make construction projects run smoother and with less waste. Helping Spot talk to elevators is one of the many ways that we're working with key players in construction, research and innovation to develop solu

2.1K views · 75 reactions | Boston Dynamics has shown off the newest capabilities of its robot dog, Spot: a well-executed triple backflip. The robotic gymnastics — which the company readily acknowledges “is not something our customers need” — follows several previous tricks Boston Dynamics bots have performed, from breakdancing and leaping to hurling heavy objects. | Popular Science | Facebook