Boston Dynamics is filing a patent lawsuit versus Ghost Robotics on its robot dog, allegedly claiming that the latter's technology is an infringement on the company's proprietary device, Spot. The Massachusetts-based company is now gunning after Ghost Robotics for multiple patent infringements, allegedly violating the company's intellectual property rights.
Ghost Robotics is famous for its robotic dogs as well, one that can mount a sniper rifle on its top for troops to use for their needs in patrolling and military operations.
Boston Dynamics vs. Ghost Robotics: Patent Lawsuit
(Photo : Ghost Robotics)
Boston Dynamics filed a patent lawsuit against Ghost Robotics last November 11, and it centers on the Philadelphia-based company's robot dog technology which it delivers to many sectors and industries. According to the suit, Ghost Robotics violated several patents from Boston Dynamics with its quadrupled robot which it also calls a dog.
According to Tech Crunch, Boston Dynamics said that it has approximately 500 patents which it already published and applied for, worldwide.
The company said that it welcomes competition from other companies in the same industry, but the Massachusetts-based company wants competitors to respect its intellectual property rights.
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Did Ghost Robotics copy Boston Dynamics' Spot?
The court proceedings would determine if Ghost Robotics indeed copied Boston Dynamics' famed robot dog, known as Spot. For now, it all centers on the patent lawsuit which will center on the case's progress to know if Ghost Robotics indeed violated the company's patents for its quadrupled robotic technology.
Boston Dynamics is centering on Ghost Robotics' Vision 60 and Spirit 40 robot dogs in this lawsuit.
Boston Dynamics and its Technology
Boston Dynamics came a long way from its humble beginnings as a spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), centering on developing robotics for the world. Now, the company was acquired by the South Korean tech giant, the Hyundai Motor Group, centering on the recent buyout of the American company.
Another significant move from Boston Dynamics is to swear off the weaponization of its technology from this point on, with the company discontinuing one of its most controversial projects toward law enforcement. The robotics company once planned to deliver a legitimate RoboCop, inspired by the hit 1980s movie but stopped it now.
Nevertheless, Boston Dynamics also centers on robotics that denounced weaponizing its technology, aiming to deliver tech releases to help different sectors or industries.
Ghost Robotics, on the other hand, is still focused on its technology for militarization and weaponization, with its robot dogs not seeing any trouble for that, but for an alleged patent infringement from Boston Dynamics. These two companies will hash things out in front of courts in the future which may result in the company changing the design for its robot dogs.
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Written by Isaiah Richard
