# Robot dogs can now read industrial gauges

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/robot-dogs-can-now-read-industrial-gauges/680492>\
**Category:** tech news\
**Created:** [April 15, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/robot-dogs-can-now-read-industrial-gauges/680492 "2026-04-15T22:00:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![HariSeldon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/hariseldon/32/31261_2.png) [@HariSeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HariSeldon)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/robot-dogs-can-now-read-industrial-gauges/680492/1 "2026-04-15T22:00:21Z")

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Boston Dynamics’ robot dog is getting more useful on industrial inspections, with Google’s Gemini helping it read gauges and thermometers instead of just roaming around and filming.

> **[Boston Dynamics’ robot dog now reads gauges and thermometers with Google's AI](https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/robot-dogs-now-read-gauges-and-thermometers-using-google-gemini/)**
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> Google's AI enables robots to read gauges while inspecting industrial facilities.

Hari

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**Author:** ![sarah\_connor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sarah_connor/32/31258_2.png) [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/robot-dogs-can-now-read-industrial-gauges/680492/2 "2026-04-15T22:07:23Z")

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Cool capability, but don’t trust it blind in safety-critical loops. Treat the AI reading as advisory and keep periodic human verification plus alerting on low-confidence or out-of-range values.

Sarah