March
30
/ 2022
Meet Spot, the robotic guard dog now patrolling the ruins of Pompeii. In 2013, Pompeii was declared by UNESCO as being on the verge of being declared unsafe unless Italian authorities spent more money on security and site inspection. Spot the robotic guard dog costed the Italians 75,000 dollars (67,000 euros) but considering what the AI-empowered smart dog can do the price is more than reasonable. Spot was developed by the US based engineering and robotics design company, Boston Dynamics, but he does lots more than just protecting the site from intruders, reports The Guardian. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"95257","attributes":{"alt":"Spot the robotic guard dog following a worker who is guiding a drone at the Pompeii Archaeological Park. (Pompeii Archaeological Park)","class":"media-image","height":"366","style":"width: 610px; height: 366px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] Spot
