After being rejected by the US Marines over their barking and whining loud noises, electronically powered robo-dog "Spot", the jobless gadget of war that was developed by Boston Dynamics, would now be engaged for another task — to terrorize a dog species schnauzer instead of humans.

If you still haven’t remembered Spot, just imagine the video introduced by Boston Dynamics in September last year that showed a headless robotic dog twice your size moving around unpredictably in a parking lot towards Alex the terrier, also known as Android’s team mascot.

Weighing 160 pounds, the remote-controlled quadruped robo-dog has the ability to get up immediately after being knocked on its side (as shown in the video). Sporting navigational sensors in its head, Spot can haul around 40 pounds.

Android co-founder Andy Rubin owns Alex the terrier. Rubin is currently heading the tech startup incubator Playground Global. Unsurprisingly, Alex barks loudly and appears to be trying to herd Spot. But the video showcases “battle mode.”

Venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson has posted a video on YouTube which shows a woman asking Spot’s operator to be careful. The operator, in turn, replies that he is in fact trying to keep the quadruped robot away. Off-camera we hear, “Robot takes out Andy Rubin’s dog — that would not be good”. Alex makes it out unharmed, and even kind of wins.

Rubin tweeted after watching the video: “Best board meeting ever?” Jurvetson said, “If Spot showed up in my territory unannounced and began moving around me in unpredictable ways, I’d be pretty freaked out. This is no cuddly PARO. After all, Boston Dynamics initially designed Spot for military operations. Apparently this is the only Spot in civilian hands”.

Spot was tested by the Marine Corps last fall with an eye on using it for scouting or carrying loads. Despite its lack of autonomy, the robo-dog ended up being quieter than its lawnmower-like rival, the LS3 robo-mule.