Boston Dynamics' Spot Appears on "America's Got Talent"

"A Stage Unlike Anything We've Seen Before"

Boston Dynamics, the robotics company under Hyundai Motor Group, drew attention as its quadruped robot "Spot" performed a group dance on the American show "America's Got Talent."

On June 11 (local time), the official YouTube channel of NBC’s "America's Got Talent" posted a video titled "Boston Dynamics Makes History with Robot Dancing."

On the 10th, Boston Dynamics' Spot performed choreography in sync with the song on the American TV show "America's Got Talent." America's Got Talent YouTube channel

Five Spot robots took the stage and danced to Queen’s "Don’t Stop Me Now." The Spots gathered together and then spread out, performed side-to-side swaying movements, and even moved the front part of their robotic arms as if singing along to the lyrics.

However, shortly after the song began, one robot stopped moving and sat down, resulting in a minor mishap. The remaining four robots successfully completed the performance, and the audience responded with a standing ovation and enthusiastic cheers.

One judge commented, "It might have been better that one robot stopped. It shows just how difficult this is."

Another judge asked, "Can you fix it?" A Boston Dynamics researcher replied, "Of course. At Boston Dynamics, we say, 'We make it, we break it, we fix it.'"

On the 10th, Boston Dynamics' Spot performed choreography in sync with the song on the American TV show "America's Got Talent." America's Got Talent YouTube channel

As the researcher said this, the Spot that had been sitting down resumed normal operation, stood up, moved to the center of the stage, and began to dance energetically again, drawing loud applause. All of the judges gave Spot a "yes," promising to see them again in the next round.

Boston Dynamics stated, "By applying software specialized for dance movements, we were able to achieve smooth and expressive choreography," and added, "If we are invited back for a future broadcast, we will present a new performance featuring Spot." Currently, Boston Dynamics is continuously strengthening its capabilities to develop intelligent robots based on reinforcement learning. The bipedal robot Atlas is expected to be deployed on a finished vehicle production line as early as the end of this year.