San Francisco company offering $20 an hour to walk robot dogs

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's one-thirty Eastern, this is The Couch Panel.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA San Francisco startup posted a job paying twenty dollars an hour to walk robot dogs for four to six hours, UPI reports, so: would you take it?

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIn a heartbeat. Fresh air, a downtown route, and a dog that never needs a bag. The company is offering an outdoor wellness partnership.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe listing says you might have to lift and carry the thirty-three-pound robot back to the office if it stops or malfunctions.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA mobility-assisted return. Very hands-on.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI will say what no one else will.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe founder said the wording of his company's position is that it is barbaric that humans still do this kind of physical labour.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHe then hired humans, for twenty dollars, to do the physical labour.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's a vision, Gloria. Honestly, I think he's onto something. Robots that walk, humans that cheer them on.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI have watched governments fall, Vera. I'll pass.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe walkers steer the robot while its cameras record the route. The company calls that ground truth data. So the dog is studying you.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMentorship, Hank. Two thousand dollars of dog, and you're the teacher.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShow of hands. Who takes the job? That's Vera. Gloria no, me no. One for three, settles nothing.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorVera, the first duty is that when it stops, you carry it.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorGloria, I'd carry anything for twenty dollars an hour. Back tomorrow, same time.