>Having Boston Dynamics get diverted to cutesy home stuff is a decades-long setback for the nation. I don't think an American company being the first to enter

>Having Boston Dynamics get diverted to cutesy home stuff is a decades-long setback for the nation. I don't think an American company being the first to enter or rather create a whole new market is less of a win than being the first to get some cool new weapon. Wars are won with money remember. (And that's without even talking about the tactical benefits of having a whole army of spies in the homes of elites all around the globe)