Taking Mini's new robot dog for a walk

Added: 2026-05-05

[00:00:00]Now, here's Fido the robot dog. Fido is short for Facilities Inspection Dog Oxford.

[00:00:07]Clever.

[00:00:08]But, I'd have gone for Snoop Dogg or Rover.

[00:00:12]You either get that gag or you don't.

[00:00:15]Do a spin.

[00:00:19]Good boy.

[00:00:25]Go home, boy. Go on.

[00:00:27]Fido is fitted with a lidar scanner and thermal imaging camera and all sorts of tech to monitor machinery for air leaks and vibrations and potential overload so that the maintenance teams can intervene before anything goes wrong.

[00:00:43]But, he's a working dog, really, and a key part of the team here.

[00:00:57]Good boy.