CoachBot malfunctions during basketball match

Rob Beschizza 5:54 am Mon Jun 18, 2018

https://youtu.be/JC5EPHbvCZY

https://youtu.be/JC5EPHbvCZY Boston Dynamics finally took a step too far with its new model, "Jalen Rose." (Note: video contains NSFW language. Note: Rose is in fact neither a robot nor a…

Boston Dynamics finally took a step too far with its new model, "Jalen Rose."

(Note: video contains NSFW language. Note: Rose is in fact neither a robot nor a coach) [via Reddit]

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