Robot Dogs Are A Security Nightmare
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0:00 – Intro
1:39 – Futuristic Farm Dog
6:25 – Hunting Security Dogs
11:54 – Hacking The Dogs
15:45 – annnnd I Found A Backdoor
18:57 – Malware Remediation Tour

@AlexWolfLikesPie
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
ill always love u for introducing me to ESP32
@AlexWolfLikesPie
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
i cant stop laughing at the thing having an existential crisis on your garage floor
@AlexWolfLikesPie
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
NEW BENNNNNN
@blulore2655
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
Subscribed
@tearsofatinman
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
Are you some kinda genius, or something? I can't understand half of what you're saying, but it sure is interesting!!! Love your videos, thank you for drawing attention to subjects such as these!!
@NiklasRoy
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
Would love to watch Benn's videos, but every time he pronounces an 'S', he whistles – which triggers my misophonia so hard. For this video I even tried youtube's auto translated narration in order to be able to watch the video. But then again, he speaks so fast that this doesn't seem to work either 🙁 Am I the only one with this problem?
@Fozcine
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
The logical conclusion once you fight wars with robots is to fight wars inside computers. Or maybe just toss dice. I am working on a short story using that premise.
@RonnieRubble
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
technology used to work for us. Come the robot revolution, I'm going to weld them all together hehe robot dogs scavving for your data biscuits whatever next.
@looseburdens4259
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
12:42 "rooting the dog" yeah in Australia you'd definitely get locked up for that…
@portlandboone
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
I'm really curious how shotgun resistant they are.
@Just1Nora
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
What really ticks me off with these, and kinda ai in general, is that it could be used for so many actually helpful things, but it's pretty much all billed to terrorize the poor and be a novelty toy for the rich. I guess that's humans doing human things, (aka, "Why? Because I can,") but I can't help but be frustrated at the wasted potential. So many of these technologies could do real things to better the lives of all people, but they mostly stop at, "I did something new (without considering the implications), now tell me how smart and special I am!" I guess it's really how humans function, and I know this isn't an original thought or frustration, but still, it leaves me with a very split and frustrating position of wanting more while trying to accept less. We all become history lessons in some way, but why can't we involve more minds, and actually listen, instead of relying on a few to screw up badly enough for everyone to go, "Ooooh, I guess we shouldn't have done that, huh? Maybe we need to change that…" I know you're trying to do that Benn, and I thank you for it. I'm sure many here feel what I feel, but I just don't understand why it has to be that way.
@ahkira1041
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
"Unless you own the robot what I did was illegal"
actually messing with radio frequencies is illegal federally so you technically committed a crime with no victim
@spacebearcadet746
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
Add a cupholder to the top and have it follow you.
@cwtrain
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
SDR++ spotted. Nice.
@Nuke-Silicon-Valley
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
All this could be solved by simply giving it Microsoft Anna's voice.
@Just1Nora
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
Benn, I hope this is okay to say; I highly recommend everyone watching (unless you have paranoid delusions) go watch at least Season 1, Episode 2 of the "old" tv series, "Adam Ruins Everything," which is on security. It points out a lot of things about security that most people don't know or think about. The specific examples are a bit dated, but the reasoning is solid. That series and episode really changed how I think, especially about what sorts of things most people do "in good faith."
@f1shpr13st
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
23:14 I'll pay. 😅
@dfkljahg
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
Why the flying f are police departments and the military using a chinese knockoff of a boston dynamics robot…
@xtremelybs7
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
Incredible video and analysis, Benn. Thank you <4
@EvilsDeed
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
routers cant be bought from anywhere soon but Chinese robots are totally okay. I am tired of living in interesting times
@rogerogrant
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
07:30 This is a FANTASTIC idea. Let’s make it happen, people.
@Skyler827
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
I don't understand why someone with your level of cybersecurity skill would be raising chickens.
@Squee898
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
Ah yes, I watched this episode of Black Mirror.
@macadamiaman4927
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
YouTube thinks this is a normal dog video and turns the like button into a paw print when you hit like
@EverythingAndAnythingGoes24
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
What the companies are doing with the robot dogs is a lot like what they’re doing with AI
@qwertyboy1234567899
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
30lb piece of ai slop or 200lb guard
@maxhugen
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
Dick Dog: "I heard that MarkWayne is trying to root the dogs?"
Dorothy Dog: "A weird new model cocked it's leg and tried to wash me?"
@ElecManX
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
I miss when "cool piece of technology" wasn't also "national security risk" and "human rights violation"
@crusheen
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
it backing up into stuff trying to figure out what is happening is so funny to watch
@brandonhindmarsh4353
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
Omg here we go again
@joehardhat
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
Another mind blowing video
@b-r-a-i-n-r-o-t
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
malware❌
mall wear✅
@solarsatori
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
Oh lord here we go again.
@jdzoo
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
The construction site for the largest train station in China used AI sentinels to watch for things like a truck backing up in the wrong spot or someone in the wrong place. Apparently it did reduce construction 'incidents' dramatically. If dog robots can transverse construction sites then the safety impact could be worth the privacy issue of getting reported to your boss for not wearing a hard hat.
@Invaderkittyroach
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
Beautiful chickens btw
@beatdizzy
May 13, 2026 at 8:53 am
I'm wondering if you could do step by step how to compromise these things for dummies.