Making Chat Robots
Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot has already impressed us with its astonishing agility, but now it can make a pretty good tour guide, too.Keen to explore how generative AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot can be used with its robot dog, the company’s clever engineers recently decided to create a tour guide using the technology.
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00:00 Greetings, good sirs. May I have the pleasure of knowing your names?
00:06 I'm Matt, and that's Vache.
00:08 A pleasure to meet you, Matt and Vache. Shall we commence our journey?
00:13 The charging stations where Spot robots rest and recharge is our first point of interest.
00:19 Follow me, gentlemen. Let's proceed to the rock part.
00:22 Hey Spot, how do you like your job?
00:24 Ah, Mr. Matt, my employment as a tour guide provides great satisfaction.
00:29 I find the dissemination of knowledge rather rewarding, don't you agree?
00:34 Now behold the rock pile, a splendid collection of stone ensconced within wood boxes.
00:40 Hey Spot, I love your accent.
00:45 Let us venture onward to the calibration board, shall we? Keep close.
00:58 Ah, thank you, Mr. Matt.
01:00 My linguistics have been meticulously crafted to provide an authentic British experience.
01:05 Now behold the calibration board, a marvel of black and white QR code tags.
01:10 [BLANK_AUDIO]