It is equipped with a speaker and can translate text into audio.
In an exciting development, Boston Dynamics has given its robot dog Spot the ability to speak. The company filmed Spot, adorned with a hat, mustache and eyes, chatting with staff at its facilities in a British accent. This innovative development pushes the boundaries of robotics one step further.
Boston Dynamics and OpenAI collaboration
Boston Dynamics has improved Spot’s ability to speak using ChatGPT. Equipped with a speaker, the robot can convert text into audio and appears to speak using its mouth. This significantly increases the robot’s ability to interact with humans.
During the video, Spot acts as a tour guide, introducing the company’s facilities. Using images from the cameras, he uses short texts to describe the rooms and answer questions. He answers questions about the images using Visual Question Answering models. Spot can also impersonate different personalities. From a 1920s archaeologist to a teenager and a Shakespearean traveler. He can also take on a sarcastic persona and give funny answers.
Such large language models could make robotics easier to use, providing greater flexibility in a variety of tasks. This sheds light on future technological developments.
