It's amazing because it's so clearly, wildly complementary: Google becomes the prefrontal cortex to Boston Dynamics' robotic central nervous systems. I can't see this pairing as anything other than the beginning of the world of sci-fi robotics.
Or to put it another way, Google's computers plan the strategy, and Boston Dynamics' controllers take care of the tactics.
Stories about it often end in a way that makes for a good story. That's not saying the same thing at all.
Additionally just the very act of being concerned about misuses helps mitigate them.