---
title: "Video Shows Boston Dynamics Robots Busting Impressive Dance Moves"
description: "New Groove A new video shows a crew of Boston Dynamics robots busting some impressive dance moves, to the beat of The Contours’ 1962 smash hit “Do You Love Me”: Dance Party The clip, like many others that Boston Dynamics has released in the past, is an extraordinary testament to the capabilities of its homebrewed […]"
date: "2020-12-30"
modified: "2021-01-06"
authors:
  - name: "Jon Christian"
    job_title: "Executive Editor"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jonc"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/video-boston-dynamics-robots-busting-impressive-dance-moves"
categories:
  - "Boston Dynamics"
  - "Robotics"
  - "Robots and Machines"
tags:
  - "boston dynamics"
  - "dance"
  - "robotics"
  - "the digest"
---

# Video Shows Boston Dynamics Robots Busting Impressive Dance Moves

![A new video shows a crew of Boston Dynamics robots busting some impressive dance moves, to the beat of The Contours' 1962 smash hit "Do You Love Me":](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/video-boston-dynamics-robots-busting-impressive-dance-moves.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: Boston Dynamics via YouTube\</em\>*

## New Groove

A new video shows a crew of Boston Dynamics robots busting some impressive dance moves, to the beat of The Contours' 1962 smash hit "Do You Love Me":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn3KWM1kuAw

## Dance Party

The clip, like [many others](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/boston-dynamics-atlas-parkour-master>) that Boston Dynamics has released in the past, is an extraordinary testament to the capabilities of its homebrewed robots.

The company's humanoid Atlas bot shines in the video with a variety of deft twists, gyrations and even jumps, and the dog-like Spot gets into the rhythm as well. Its ostrich-like Handle robot also makes an appearance, though it's more underwhelming.

## Different Now

Boston Dynamics' technical prowess is beyond repute (NASA has even [suggested sending a modified Spot unit to Mars](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-sending-boston-dynamics-robodog-mars>)) but the company's [secretive collaborations with law enforcement](<https://futurism.com/police-testing-boston-dynamics-robot-dog>) and [the military](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/us-military-deploys-robot-dogs-guard-air-force-base>) have also led to fears that the robots could become tools of repression or even Terminator-like killing machines.

Maybe that's why they picked this particular song by The Contours — which is definitely a bop, but also contains the plaintive lines:

*Do you love me*
*Now that I can dance*

**READ MORE:** [Do You Love Me?](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn3KWM1kuAw>) \[*YouTube*\]

**More on Boston Dynamics:** [*Boston Dynamics CEO Wants Its Robodogs to Fight Each Other*](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/boston-dynamics-spotmini-fight>)

## Author
I'm responsible for editing, assigning, and scouting at Futurism, as well as occasionally writing for the site. That work involves keeping an eye on a wide range of narratives and issues, but over the past few years I've become increasingly interested in how AI is shaping the future of media, the web, and information itself. My day-to-day often involves collaborating on reporting and commentary projects bylined by my colleagues, but I try to find time to do my own reporting as well; stories I've broken for Futurism have been cited by publications including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the New Yorker, Wired, Ars Technica, New York Magazine, the Columbia Journalism Review, Bloomberg, and more. I grew up in Southern Vermont and attended Vanderbilt University. Prior to Futurism, I contributed to outlets including the Boston Globe, Vice, Wired, Slate, the Atlantic, the Outline, Ars Technica and more, and did stints in farming and food service. I currently live in Brooklyn, New York, and in my free time I enjoy pinball, word games, cycling, running, and music production.

### Author social links  
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