Author: Emme Hall

SINGAPORE – I remember the primary time I saw a Boston Dynamic Spot robot on the web. The four-legged yellow robot looked not unlike a dog and definitely jogged my memory of the “Metalhead” episode from Black Mirror. Once I see one in real life on the Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore (HMGICS), my first thought is to be terrified. My second thought is, “Awww … it’s actually form of cute.” My third thought is, “Wait – is that this robot dog helping construct a automobile?” It’s a bot! The HMGICS is an experimental factory situated within the Jurong…