Boston Dynamics just made its robot dog even more terrifying

Boston Dynamics’ robot dog Sparkles might just be the stuff of nightmares – even though it was meant to be quite the opposite.

For International Dance Day, the team at Boston Dynamics created Sparkles, the glittery cousin to Spot, dressed in a shimmering blue muppet-esque costume as it showed off some, arguably, killer moves.

Boston Dynamics said: ‘Spot is meeting another strange dog and making friends through the power of dance.