Four - legged robot runs toward potential future with Marine infantryA handout picture made available by the US Marines on 19 September 2015 shows ' Spot ', a quadruped prototype robot , walking down a hill during a demonstration at the Marine Corps Base Quantico , Virginia , USA , 16 September 2015 . Employees of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency trained Marines from the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab how to operate ' Spot '. Spot is a 160 - pound , electrically powered , hydraulically - actuated robot designed by Boston Dynamics . While Spot is not intended to be used operational , the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab is evaluating the uses of other robotics in the future . EPA / Defense Media Activity / Cpl . Eric Keenan - Sgt . Eric KeenanDefense Media Activity - Marineseric . keenan @ dma . milvia DVIDS HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY ▶ [ 현장 영상 ] ' 전쟁 가능 ' 일본 안보 관련 법안 가결 순간 ▶ [ 오늘 의 핫 화보 ] ' 전범 국가 ' 에서 ' 전쟁 국가 ' 로 … 日 안보 법 통과 < 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 , 무단 전재 - 재 배포 금지 >