Unitree's New A2 Stellar Explorer Robot Dog Is, Frankly, Terrifying - Stuff South Africa

Wild New Robot Dog Explores Rough Terrain

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Unitree's New A2 Stellar Explorer Robot Dog Is, Frankly, Terrifying - Stuff South Africa

You might think that Unitree’s new A2 Stellar Explorer robot dog has cribbed its name from a space program, but that’s because, up until a couple of days ago, it was known as the A2 Stellar Hunter. The name has likely changed to make its advanced capabilities seem less threatening. It hasn’t worked. If anything, it has made the robot quadruped even more terrifying. Folks like Boston Dynamics have been at pains to make their four-legged robots se…