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Bizarre moment woman walks her $75,000 robot dog called Scrappy on a leash at Florida beach

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Boston Dynamics' robot dog, Spot, has been seen in hospitals, at crime scenes and space rocket testing facilities, but the latest sighting occurred as it strolled down a Florida beach while attached to a leash. A video surfaced of a woman walking a mechanical canine she named'Scrappy' down the street and along the pier in Fort Pierce while hundreds of onlookers watched with excitement – and some with fear. During the stroll, Scrappy showed off its skills by sitting and stopping when commanded, along with maneuvering around crowds and objects in its path. The robot recently went on sale to the public for $75,000 and is typically used by companies, but it seems the mechanical canine may soon become a household pet. Boston Dynamics' robot dog, Spot, has been seen in hospitals, at crime scenes and space rocket testing facilities, but the latest sighting occurred as it strolled down a Florida beach while attached to a leash Scrappy has its own YouTube channel, which started just last month, where its owner shares videos of their adventures.


Fisherman reels in hammerhead shark off Florida beach, drone video shows - Ohio teen bit by shark at Hilton Head beach

FOX News

A fisherman got one magnificent catch during the Fourth of July weekend when he reeled in a massive hammerhead shark off Florida's Panama City Beach -- and it was all captured in a drone video. Curtis Williams was flying his drone over Panama City Beach on Saturday when he saw the fisherman attempting to capture the shark. "Vacationing at beach and was going to video a nice pleasant sunset. I noticed a man wading in the water and something close to him," Williams told Storyful. "I brought the drone down and quickly realized a monster hammerhead was next to him."