Robot dog in dance-off with Korean boy band BTS and other news

ByPR 24

BBC Click’s Romana Kreider looks at the best technology news stories of the week including:

  • Elon Musk announced that his satellite internet service Starlink could reach half a million customers over the coming year.
  • MIT and Harvard engineers designed a face mask that can diagnose Covid-19 within about 90 minutes.
  • Boston Dynamics’ robot dog Spot challenged Korean boy band BTS to a dance-off. Athletic performances like dance help to improve the programming of the robot.

See more at Click’s website and @BBCClick

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