Meet Sparkles! Boston Dynamics' robot dog, Spot, wears a blue sparkly pooch costume as it performs an impressive dance routine - but terrified viewers claim the outfit 'just adds fuel for nightmares'

At first glance at this video, you'd be forgiven for mistaking it as a clip from the latest children's cartoon. But the footage is very much real, and features a real-life robot. Boston Dynamics' robot dog, Spot, can be seen wearing a blue, sparkly dog costume as it performs an impressive dance routine. 'Spot is meeting another strange dog and making friends through the power of dance. Meet Sparkles!' Boston Dynamics said.