Hot not-Spot-bot spot: The code behind Xiaomi’s CyberDog? Ubuntu

Linux fans rejoice: the smarts running behind Xiaomi’s Not-Spot, CyberDog, emanate from none other than Ubuntu 18.04. The Register asked Canonical why not something a little fresher, such as 20.04, and were told by robotics product manager, Gabriel Aguiar Noury, that “the operating system is running 18.04 rather than 20.04 because they are using Jetson, and 18.04 is more compatible for the approach the team had in mind.”