Why Boston Dynamics Should Be Worried About The Competition || They Need A Steve Jobs ASAP

Boston Dynamics is my favorite robotics company but they need to shift focus from research to business in my opinion.

Should they worry about the competition?

[cozmoz]

It's easy to do things at a cut price when you don't do any of the R&D.

[sugy]

when aliens will invade us, don't worry, the chinese will make a perfect copy of their tech at low cost the next day

[lemorlenny]

copying is less expensive than studying, investing, creating and testing.

[BrotherCreamy]

This video seems to blindly assume that Boston Dynamics/Softbank intend to sell their robots as toys to consumers. Boston Dynamics simply aren't targeting consumers. They probably don't mind that companies like Unitree Robotics are ripping off their hardware to sell to consumers. The majority of Boston Dynamics' IP is software anyway, which I'm sure is carefully guarded. The Unitree robot may look similar to Spot at first glance, but you can be assured that Spot has many more features and is a much more polished platform. The $75, 000 price ticket does not reflect manufacturing costs, it is recouping R&D costs. As a toy, a robot dog really isn't that useful or entertaining, and will see limited sales with a price that is puts it out of reach of most consumers. Boston Dynamics knows this, which is why they're targeting military/industrial applications.

[PhiTonics]

First person who makes this dog 5 grand and useable to carry groceries, will be the next big thing.

[ZizoMass]

If you like Boston Dynamics, the last thing that you want is a Steve Jobs in the company.

[SandyRegion]

Wow, a Chinese company which has a direct copy of Boston Dynamics robot which took many years of R&D in only a couple years? Wonder how they did that?! 😂

[billrumbley]

Once an innovator shows what is possible, others follow more quickly. Just like breaking the 5 minute mile. (Edit: 4 minute mile in 1954, surpassed only 46 days later.)

[fortyninehike]

It’s amazing how cheap you can sell things when you don’t have to pay for R&D! Why doesn’t everybody just steal someone’s else tech?

[splattking]

Can’t wait to see one competing on American Ninja Warrior.

[TheFarCobra]

“A1” eh? ... I guess that means we are a little way from the “T800” series. Which is good news.

[paulfoss]

Calling the Department of Homeland Security a public safety entity is a bit of a stretch.

[HBJ]

"John, shouldn't we be making these technologies more affordable?"
"Naw, i think it's Goodenough"

[lowlanz]

Now that Hyundai bought BD, they will surely improve on commercialization department

[r-saint]

New battery tech from EVs will advance this industry tremendously. Batteries are getting more and more efficient.

[Pyriphlegeton]

2:16
Screen: *"Xingxing"*
Neoscribe: *"Ziong"*

[darkpassenger]

Kind of reminds me of WiFi in Australia, we invented it and yet everyone else in the world has surpassed us and improved on it.
Kind of embarrassing when you think about it

[burgundyknight]

We need to send these robots to the moon and build a moon base

[laprepper]

the technology is basically out there for anyone to use the tricky part comes with the programming and visual recognition mostly, not so much getting the servos and step motors to work

[simonwirz]

I'm currently working with both (Spot and Unitree A1) and only can say if you spend literally for every part a 7th less as Boston Dynamics sure you'll get an affordable Robot but you'll get what you pay for and as an enginner myself the Unitree feels like a toy and Spot like an industrial solution and an industrial solution will and should never be the cheapest consumer product. It should be made for the task and therefore should be well engineered. Can't say that for the A1.