Boston Dynamics, the formerly Google-owned firm behind the Spot robot dog and its humanoid equaivalents, has published an open letter vowing to counter attempts by buyers to weaponize its products.We prohibit weaponization, while supporting the safe, ethical, and effective use of robots in public safety," Boston Dynamics said in a blogpost.In a statement to Axios, Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter said: "We are concerned about recent increases in makeshift efforts by individuals attempting to weaponize commercially available robots... For this technology to be broadly accepted throughout society, the public needs to know they can trust it.The company doesn't say how it would prevent buyers from weaponizing its robots, beyond its terms and conditions of sale, but it is making a statement that it is against that application.For those of us who have spoken on this issue in the past, and those engaging for the first time, we now feel renewed urgency in light of the increasing public concern in recent months caused by a small number of people who have visibly publicized their makeshift efforts to weaponize commercially available robots.""