Boston Dynamics' four-legged robot, Spot, is being used in a Boston hospital to work with COVID-19 patients.

The company has spent the past month building and testing ways for robots to protect healthcare workers.

Boston Dynamics says it will make the hardware and software open source so they can be used by other manufacturers as it works on developing more telemedicine and disinfecting robots.

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The latest robot to join the fight against the coronavirus outbreak is Spot, Boston Dynamics' four-legged, dog-like robot.

Spot has been used at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston for the past two weeks, according to a statement released Thursday. Boston Dynamics is a robotics company based in Boston that is known for its designs that mirror life-like movements that resemble people and animals leading to an uncanny valley effect that may make viewers uncomfortable.

Around the world, robots are being used to minimize the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, by taking food preparation jobs, performing medical intake exams, and even disinfecting entire cities.

More controversially, robots and drones have been used to enforce coronavirus lockdowns in some countries, and US police have started adopting them for outreach.