Meet Sparkles! Boston Dynamics' robot dog, Spot, wears a blue sparkly pooch ... trends now
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At first glance at this video, you'd be forgiven for mistaking it as a clip from the latest children's cartoon.
But the footage is very much real, and features a real-life robot.
Boston Dynamics' robot dog, Spot, can be seen wearing a blue, sparkly dog costume as it performs an impressive dance routine.
'Spot is meeting another strange dog and making friends through the power of dance. Meet Sparkles!' Boston Dynamics said.
The video has received a mixed reception on social media, with one sceptic commenting that, rather than being cute, the costume 'adds fuel for nightmares.'
At first glance at this video, you'd be forgiven for mistaking it as a clip from the latest children's cartoon. But the footage is very much real, and features a real-life robot
Boston Dynamics posted the video to its YouTube channel in celebration of International Dance Day earlier this week.
It features two of the tech giant's robot dogs, Spots, meeting with one another, before sharing a kiss and breaking out into dance.
While the black and yellow robot on the right is instantly recognisable as Spot, the bot on the left is decked out in a blue, sparkly dog costume.
'Sparkles is a custom costume designed just for Spot to explore the intersections of robotics, art, and entertainment,' Boston Dynamics explained in the caption.
