The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger is famous for his hip-snaking sorcery on stage, but the lead singer may have been shown up by Boston Dynamic robot ‘Spot’ in a new video.
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the British band’s ‘Tattoo You’ album, Boston Dynamics’ engineers taught Spot to dance and lip-sync like Jagger in the ‘Start Me Up’ music video.
The company also trained three Spot robots to replicate the moves of Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood.
The video shows Spot moving its long neck to imitate Jagger’s movements. The robot also opens and closes its mouth to lip-sync with the Rockstar.
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The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger is famous for his hip-snaking sorcery on stage, but the lead singer may have been shown up by Boston Dynamic robot ‘Spot’ in a new video
The British veteran band began performing in 1962. They were the first to achieve a number one album in the British charts for six decades.
‘Tattoo You’ is the 16th British and 18th American studio album by the English rock band and features the hit song ‘Start Me Up.’
The Spot robot leads the way, singing and dancing with Jagger throughout the whole clip.
The three backup bots also hit every que of Jagger’s fellow band mates.
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the British band’s ‘Tattoo You’ album, Boston Dynamics’ engineers taught Spot to dance and lip-sync like Jagger to the ‘Start Me Up’ music video
Spot’s mouth can even open and close to’sing along” with Jagger
Boston Dynamics was a global phenomenon when it started operations in 2009. It produced its human-like Atlas in 2013, and then its Spot Classic (2015).
Since then, the firm has been tirelessly working to create powerful, strong and life-like robots for the commercial sector.
Boston Dynamics reports that there are Spots in a variety different roles around world, including on Ford’s factory floor or helping with inspection of oil rigs for BP.
The robotics firm seems to enjoy teaching its robots new dance moves, as it taught a crew to shake, twist and do the mash potato in sequence to The Contours ‘Do You Love Me.
Although watching the Boston Dynamics’ robots bust a move is entertaining, the dances make the machines tougher, more flexible and stable.
The company also trained three Spot robots to imitate the moves of Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, and Charlie Watts.
The Spot robot is a great supporter and follows Jagger throughout the clip, singing and dancing along. The three backup bots also hit every que of Jagger’s fellow band mates
Boston Dynamics introduced Spot to commercial markets in June 2020. The company promoted Spot as a ‘flexible robot that climbs stairs and navigates rough terrain with ease’ and as able to perform tasks other robots don’t have the ability to.
Boston Dynamics was founded in 1992 and initially focused on research-and-development. It received a lot of funding from the U.S. Department of Defense.
Spot was available for short-term lease through Boston Dynamics’ Early Adopter Program. There were only 150 Spot robots used by businesses and research centers.
Boston Dynamics claimed that it has sold hundreds of Spot robots since going public. The entry-level model costs around $75,000.