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This jumping $800 robot camera dog filled me with joy
What if you had a drone that wasn't a buzzy, annoying fly people wanted to swat - but rather a cute dog that runs and jumps? What if it could do tricks on command, and film your tricks as well? What if it could get right back up after a nasty-looking crash, dozens of times […] The Mondo Robotics Beni. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge What if you had a drone that wasn't a buzzy, annoying fly people wanted to swat - but rather a cute dog that runs and jumps? What if it could do tricks on command, and film your tricks as well? What if it could get right back up after a nasty-looking crash, dozens of times in a row? The first time I saw Beni on Instagram , I immediately thought it was AI video slop. Surely consumer robots aren't that smart and agile in 2026 ? Then I took the real robot for a spin. Truth is, Beni does need work. But my first two-hour demo was so much fun, I badly w
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What if you had a drone that wasn't a buzzy, annoying fly people wanted to swat - but rather a cute dog that runs and jumps? What if it could do tricks on command, and film your tricks as well? What if it could get right back up after a nasty-looking crash, dozens of times […] The Mondo Robotics Beni. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge What if you had a drone that wasn't a buzzy, annoying fly people wanted to swat - but rather a cute dog that runs and jumps? What if it could do tricks on command, and film your tricks as well? What if it could get right back up after a nasty-looking crash, dozens of times in a row? The first time I saw Beni on Instagram , I immediately thought it was AI video slop. Surely consumer robots aren't that smart and agile in 2026 ? Then I took the real robot for a spin. Truth is, Beni does need work. But my first two-hour demo was so much fun, I badly w
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According to The Verge’s linked source, This jumping $800 robot camera dog filled me with joy, What if you had a drone that wasn’t a buzzy, annoying fly people wanted to swat - but rather a cute dog that runs and jumps? What if it could do tricks on command, and film your tricks as well? What if it could get right back up after a nasty-looking crash, dozens of times […] The Mondo Robotics Beni. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge What if you had a drone that wasn’t a buzzy, annoying fly people wanted to swat - but rather a cute dog that runs and jumps? What if it could do tricks on command, and film your tricks as well? What if it could get right back up after a nasty-looking crash, dozens of times in a row? The first time I saw Beni on Instagram , I immediately thought it was AI video slop. Surely consumer robots aren’t that smart and agile in 2026 ? Then I took the real robot for a spin. Truth is, Beni does need work. But my first two-hour demo was so much fun, I badly w
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