WATCH: Robots host parade at University of Texas campus

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Thirty robots took center stage at the University of Texas at Austin campus Thursday.

Faculty, students, and organizations in Texas Robotics joined in the robot parade down Speedway to Gregory Gym Plaza, according to UT.


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One of the robots, Alph, is an armed Spot robot from Boston Dynamics used for searching for Alpha radiation, UT said.

Marc Raibert, left rear, founder and chair of Boston Dynamics watches one of the company’s Spot robots during a demonstration, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, at their facilities in Waltham, Mass.(AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)

Husky, a robot from ClearPath Robotics, is modified for general mobile autonomous navigation and mapping, according to the university.

Here’s how to learn more about the robots.

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