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In honour of the 40th anniversary of the release of the 'Tattoo You' album, robot dogs replayed the Rolling Stones music video

Many people were sure that Boston Dynamics' Spot could no longer surprise the world with anything: robops can do gymnastics, jog, attack and defend themselves against enemies... But this time, the robotics firm has outdone itself....

An interpretation of The Rolling Stones' "Start Me Up" music video performed by robot dogs.

"Start Me Up" - a famous song by the iconic rock 'n' roll band "The Rolling Stones from their record Tattoo You (1981). At the end of October 2021, the song, or rather the video for it got a "second life": Boston Dynamics (a company specialising in robotics) recreated the legendary video in a rather interesting interpretation! This time its main characters are the so-called Spots - gorgeous robops who exactly and exactly repeat all the movements of the musicians from the original video! They even lip-sync the lyrics to the original participants!

How the idea came about

Boston Dynamics, The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones, Boston Dynamics

Many people were convinced that the company's Spots Boston Dynamics Robops can no longer surprise the world: robots can do gymnastics, jog, attack and defend themselves against enemies... You can find clips of these funny tricks on the Internet. But this time, the robotics firm has surpassed even itself by posting a curious video on YouTube called "Spot Me Up"! The video is divided into two screens and shows the beautiful choreography not only of Mick Jagger, but also of Spot: the robot dogs completely copy the movements of the Rolling Stones members, dancing to the "Start Me Up" 1981 of the year... I think they might even do this song!

The video was created and posted on the web for a reason: this is how Boston Dynamics decided to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band's album Tattoo You! What can I say, hardly anyone could have imagined that a four-legged robot could reproduce with such precision the famous movements of Jagger and his colleagues... It's fascinating!

Watch the video

В "Spot Me Up" The iconic Rolling Stones frontman meets his robot rival! Here's a video from Boston Dynamicswhich released a tribute of sorts to the band's vibrant video for their hit "Start Me Up," featuring the band's four-legged Spot:

When Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood begin to sing along to their frontman, Spot's robot grippers open to mimic three mouths, which subconsciously evokes images of the Dr Octavius from Spider-Man 2.! Like most things Boston Dynamics, this looks cool and a little creepy at the same time... This video has the perfect combination of appeal and horror that many are used to because of Boston Dynamics marketing materials. On a more prosaic note, this video simultaneously demonstrates Spot's stunning mobility and immense desire to Boston Dynamics make your robots funny and cute....

The Tattoo You reissue

The Rolling Stones' "Tattoo You" album cover.
Rolling Stones' "Tattoo You" album cover (1981)

This unique video follows the reissue of the Tattoo You album, which celebrates the record's 40th anniversary. Released on 22 October 2021, the reissue features 9 tracks previously unreleased on the album, including "Living in the Heart of Love" and a cover of "Troubles a 'Comin'".

The songs were recorded during the original sessions Tattoo Youbut have only recently been supplemented with guitar and vocals!

"We realised that we had a lot of great, never-before-released music that we had recorded in the distant past," commented Ronnie Wood. "One of the great luxuries of the Stones is that we have a huge, very large 'jar' of different stuff!" added Keith Richards. - "I mean, what everyone hears, all our tracks that you know, that's just the tip of the iceberg, you know? There's a lot more stuff underneath... But you've got to have patience and time to hear it all!"

Close attention from around the world - a little bit about Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics Spot
Boston Dynamics Spot

Boston Dynamics video adds to a long list of marketing videos from the robotics company, which was acquired by Hyundai for $1.1bn in July. Robot dogs such as Boston Dynamics SpotIn recent months, Spot has been the subject of intense scrutiny from around the world! Spot himself was at the centre of a controversial New York Police Department deal to test vehicles for law enforcement, but the NYPD cancelled its nearly one hundred thousand dollar contract with Boston Dynamics due to negative public reaction.

Earlier, military robot manufacturer Ghost Robotics presented a four-legged robot with a sniper rifle attached to its back, but this development only caused a negative reaction from Internet users. Such machines, which have been heavily criticised by the movement Stop the Killer Robotsare completely contrary to the spirit of the 60's culture (eternal summer, love and world peace) when Rolling Stones have found their fame.

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