Impawsible! Moment real dog comes face-to-face with AI robot pooch in London
A dog was stunned when he encountered an artificially intelligent robot dog on the affluent streets of West London’s Holland Park.
In the footage, the black-and-white dog can be seen keeping a careful distance during a walk with the white biker’s best friend.
The real dog gets startled, flaps its spaniel-like ears, and continues barking as the white robot dog stands on its hind legs; Staggering, he approaches the confused dog, also on a leash held by a secret owner.
The curious dog, barking but still wagging its tail, approaches and moves away from the robot as its owner, wearing a gray top and jeanscontinues its leadership.
As the puzzling creature approaches, the skeptical dog jumps downwards into a playful doggy position.
Looking as confused as the onlookers, the robot continues to sit and bark while perfecting its astonishing paw pose on its two front legs.
The person who shot the film makes a charismatic comment in the background of the video and says: ‘The dog sees the future and says ‘no’. That’s funny’ and ‘the dog looks like what’s going on. You’re on all fours, but this shouldn’t happen.’
The robot appears to be the Go2 AIR Robotic Dog model, made by Chinese firm Unitree Robotos and worth around £2,000.
In the footage, the black-and-white dog can be seen carefully staying away from the motorized white man’s best friend during a walk.
Skeptical dog jumps downwards into a playful doggy pose as puzzling creature approaches
The strange dog, barking but still wagging its tail, approaches the robot and walks away, while its owner, wearing a gray top and jeans, continues his lead.
The robot dog is described as an ‘advanced intelligent bionic four-legged robot’ that can ‘perform complex movements’.
This includes: walking upside down, adaptive rolling, and climbing obstacles.
It uses sensors called 4D LIDAR L1 to assess its environment, or in this case, other animals.
It is a remote sensing technology that uses reflected light to create 3D models and maps of nearby objects.
Just like a smart speaker, it recognizes human voices and asks ‘can you take my picture?’ Can respond to commands and questions such as.
The camera where the dog’s face will be has an ultra-wide-angle lens to deliver “richly clear” images when commanded.
A companion smartphone app allows users to view photos and even see the flow of the Go2’s surroundings from the dog’s perspective.
The dog is also ‘powered’ by a type of artificial intelligence (AI) known as a large language model; This means it is trained on large amounts of text and audio to respond in a human-like manner.
The robot dog is seen showing off impressive abilities such as handstands, jumping and dance moves.
The company’s newest robot dog even provides real-time terrain mapping that its owner can view on their device
In addition, it collects information to learn the user’s ‘unique features’ and turns it into its ‘best friend’, but it is not known exactly what information it uses about its owner.
Despite its listed capabilities, which include not having to worry about waste bags, it can’t be ‘walked’ in the rain as it’s not waterproof and has a one to two hour battery life.
The name of the robotics series may be a reference to the ancient Chinese board game Go, famous for its skill and complexity.
With its four legs and animal-like agility, Go2 resembles Spot, the dog-like robot of the US company Boston Dynamics.
Unitree Robotics is headquartered in Hangzhou, China, and is one of the largest players in the robotics industry.
He also created the Unitree G1 robot. His weight is 35 kilograms (77 lbs), his height is 1.32 meters (4.33 ft), and his joints have 23 degrees of freedom, giving him greater mobility than the average human.
Behind its blank face, the robot hides an advanced sensing system that includes a 3D LiDAR sensor and a depth-sensing camera.
This makes it one of the most advanced humanoid robots commercially available in the world.
G1 was seen dancing in Unitree’s video
The Unitree robot went viral in March after a young boy was slapped in the face by a rogue robot in China’s Shaanxi Province.
Meanwhile, at the end of last year, a robot imitated a man’s movements and kicked him in the groin.
In November, a robot tried to cook a stir-fry but ended up throwing the food on the floor and slipping in the mess.
