poor robot dog faces abuse just trying to walk through a door

boston dynamics demonstrated the ability of its latest robot dog, a slim yellow model named spot mini, to open doors all on its own. an already eery watch as the uncanny thing flounces around like a poodle, their recent video is even more uncomfortable to see, featuring a robot abuser who steps in to test the robustness of the poor creature(?).

 
images courtesy of boston dynamics

of course this is necessary testing to see if the robot can overcome interferences, deliberate or accidental. it’s a difficult one to watch but it seems spot mini passes with flying colours!