After giving ample proof of their dancing skills, the Boston Dynamics robots rose to movie stardom: they can be seen in “The Book of Boba Fett,” the new Star Wars series that can be seen on Disney Plus. Show Series and movies set in the Star Wars universe traditionally feature all kinds of unique designs for their droids, but one of their latest additions has a peculiarity: it is not original to their world, but from “ours”. When it comes to robotics, we are still a long way from having legendary robots like R2-D2 and C-3PO .. For the most part, androids like them had to be revived by actors dressed in costumes. Then they were done with Animatronics and CGI, as the technologies evolved. But now Boston Dynamics robots appear to print him one more quota of reality that is seen, that is to say, spectacular. This is Spot, the company’s robot dog who surprises with his precise movements. They appear in the second act of the series, where the historical bounty hunter Boba Fett and Fennec Shand are seen walking the streets of Tatooine while arguing. There you see a group of four-legged droids being herded by a child and slightly camouflaged with a kind of flippers, although checking in detail you can see the sensors frontals and legs, in addition to the characteristic walk of these robots. Boston Dynamics confirmed the cameo, pointing out that Spot It has worked in many different environments and now they have added that of a galaxy very, very far away.
Spot, one of the stars of Boston Dynamics
Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot is one of the most popular. Photo Boston Dynamics The public’s fascination with Spot can be attributed to its artificial intelligence, remarkable mobility, and ability to complete both menial and complex tasks. The versatility of Spot made it a tool that many companies used: mining, construction, exploration and even hospitals. Of course, not everyone agreed with the decision to put real-world robots in Star Wars fiction: some complained that it breaks the immersive feel of the series, since it could easily be recognized as something from the real world, Which sounds like an understandable argument. For its part, Spot is one of the most popular robots. His last participation was nothing more and nothing less than with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood, where he recreates a new version of the iconic video of the band, Start Me Up, from 1981. The song celebrates its 40th anniversary this month . “Start Me Up”First released in 1981, it is featured on the 40th anniversary issues of The Rolling Stones’ multi-platinum album Tattoo You, which is now available. What is striking, once again, is the precision of the movements of Spot, the canine-shaped robot that can perform different tasks with surprising finesse. So much so that many believed, with these types of videos, it was a trick done by computer. However, these robots continue to conquer artistic frontiers. It will be necessary to see if its uses are limited to these areas or, as many fear, the warlike spectrum. .. Last Wednesday, November 29, the first episode of the series The Book of Boba Fett, the new production of the Star Wars universe that is connected to the Mandalorian, premiered on Disney +, however, the big surprise is that the robot dogs of Boston Dynamics also appear in the series in one of the scenes of the first episode. Boston
Dynamics confirmed on Twitter the participation of Spot (name of his robot dogs) in The Book of Boba Fett, and assured that his model has worked in different environments, including the Satar Wars galaxy. Shortly before the fight between Boba Fett and Fennec Shand
with the gang of hit men, the mercenary and Fennec walk through the crowd, and in front of them are some dog-shaped droids that move out of the way for Boba Fett and his team. At first glance it is difficult to recognize Spot, especially since they are characterized like other droids, leaving aside their traditional yellow color. In addition, the 3 Spot that appear in the scene move realistically and smoothly thanks to their mechanism and artificial intelligence, so it is
difficult to tell that they are not computer robots. On Screenrant they mention that there are no specific details about how Spot got to a Disney production, however, they emphasize that this has generated divided opinions in the Star Wars fandom. On the one hand there are those who support the decision and have been surprised by how advanced these robot dogs are,
and on the other there are those who accuse that this decision takes away the “magic” from the Star Wars universe by using real technology breaks the sensation immersive of the saga. Who is the robot in Boba Fett?Matt Berry plays the droid 8D8 in The Book of Boba Fett. Another droid voice actor is Richard Ayoade in The Mandalorian.
Are the robots in Star Wars real?While many of the droids in the movies are costumed actors, puppets controlled by people off-screen, or computer animations, some are real, functional machines. One of those droids is BB-8, created by Scanlan for Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
What are Boston Dynamics robots used for?Police departments use Spot to inspect suspicious packages and environments for hazardous materials or explosives, assess hostile threats remotely, and to search structurally dangerous environments in emergency response scenarios. We believe that our robots can be used to keep first responders and the public safe.
Are the droids in Star Wars real robots?A droid is a fictional robot possessing some degree of artificial intelligence in the Star Wars science-fiction franchise. The term is a clipped form of "android", a word originally reserved for robots designed to look and act like a human.
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