Boston Dynamics Lets the Dogs Out; Google Releases Deepfake Detection Dataset

Boston Dynamics' Robot Dog Is Now Available for Select Customers Boston Dynamics has begun commercialization of its robodog Spot. The company released a video on Tuesday that shows Spot navigating challenging terrain, picking up construction objects, moving through bad weather, and picking itself up after a fall. Boston Dynamics' Atlas Can Now Do An Impressive Gymnastics Routine Alongside the news that Boston Dynamics is letting robot dog Spot out of its laboratory for the first time, the company has released a new video of Atlas, a spectacular bipedal robot that's previously been seen doing everything from parkour to backflips. Contributing Data to Deepfake Detection Research In collaboration with Jigsaw, Google has announced the release of a large dataset of visual deepfakes they have produced. The data has been incorporated into the Technical University of Munich and the University Federico II of Naples' new FaceForensics benchmark, an effort that Google co-sponsors.