Just as the Daleks in Doctor Who developed technology in order to overcome their old enemy , the staircase , Boston Dynamics ' Spot Mini has similarly learned how to overcome its own greatest obstacle , the door . A marketing video from Boston Dynamics shows the dog - like robots using a new mounted arm , in order to independently open a heavy door . The video shows one Spot Mini ( without arm ) enlisting the services of its upgraded friend to let it through a door . Like the cloned velociraptors before it, Boston Dynamics’ newly redesigned Spot Mini has figured out how to open doors — with either its arm or face, depending on how you look at it. However , it 's unclear from the video to what extent the robots are acting and communicating independently .
Just as the Daleks in Doctor Who developed technology in order to overcome their old enemy , the staircase , Boston Dynamics ' Spot Mini has similarly learned how to overcome its own greatest obstacle , the door . A marketing video from Boston Dynamics shows the dog - like robots using a new mounted arm , in order to independently open a heavy door . The video shows one Spot Mini ( without arm ) enlisting the services of its upgraded friend to let it through a door . However , it 's unclear from the video to what extent the robots are acting and communicating independently .