For $2,700, You Too Can Have Your Very Own Robot Dog

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You're probably familiar with Spot, Boston Dynamics' highly advanced, nightmare-inducing robot dog. And while it went on sale last year, few of us have an extra $74,500 lying around to buy one. However, Chinese firm Unitree Robotics has a similar quadruped bot that's not only a fraction of the size, but it also starts at a mere $2,700. For an advanced robot dog, that's actually pretty dang affordable. In a video, you can see the bot walking alongside its "owner" while also automatically avoiding obstacles in its path.