There is a TED talk by one of Boston Dynamics Engineers where they demo the SpotMini robotic dog. The engineer tasks the robot to fetch him a glass of water. Th

There is a TED talk by one of Boston Dynamics Engineers where they demo the SpotMini robotic dog. The engineer tasks the robot to fetch him a glass of water. The assistant switches the robot to autonomous mode and the robot fetches the glass of water. When the engineer is approached he tells the audience that the assistant just switched the robot back to manual for safety reasons. I think no one could have noticed and I like that kind of honesty. I also found it telling that the people who built the robot have respect for its dangers.