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Chinese robotics company called Weilan recently showed off a creepy, cartoonish-looking robot dog called "BabyAlpha."

This Cartoonish New Robot Dog Somehow Looks Even Scarier

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have created the robotic equivalent of a seeing-eye dog for the visually impaired which responds to leash tugs.

Scientists Create Robotic Seeing Eye Dog

By Victor Tangermann

The brain geniuses at the Pentagon have decided that a good use of the taxpayer dollar is to attach rifles onto the backs of robot dogs.

US Army Brags About Plans to Mount Rifle on Robot Dog

By Noor Al-Sibai

A company called Throwflame is selling a robot dog that has a flamethrower strapped to its back that can shoot 30-foot streams of fire.

Great, They’re Putting Flamethrowers on Robot Dogs Now

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

As if robot dogs weren't creepy enough, at least one is now equipped with OpenAI's ChatGPT and can speak aloud.

Oh Great, They Put ChatGPT Into a Boston Dynamics Robot Dog

By Noor Al-Sibai

New York recently deployed a robot dog to the scene of a catastrophe to uncover a body— and according to the city's mayor, this rules.

NYC Mayor Defends Robodog Deployed in Garage Collapse

By Noor Al-Sibai

In a viral social media video, the FDNY's new Spot robodog is seen being deployed into a search-and-rescue zone — only to simply fall over.

$75,000 FDNY Robodog Goes to Work, Falls Over Almost Immediately

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

To the credit of both Coperni and Boston Dynamics, we can't stop thinking about the viral robodogs-on-the-runway stunt. But only because it sucked.

Robodog Peeling Off a Model’s Clothes Is a Viral Riff on Ominous Tech

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

While Rihanna's Super Bowl halftime performance stole the night, a group of weird robot dogs during the pregame show left viewers pretty perturbed.

Viewers Worried Jason Derulo’s Super Bowl Robot Dogs Will Kill Them

By Noor Al-Sibai

An expensive robodog that was trawling the streets of Brisbane late at night got the crap kicked out of it for no reason by a belligerant Aussie.

Expensive Robodog Walks Down Street, Gets Viciously Stomped By Belligerent Australian

By Noor Al-Sibai

Robodogs can be both cute and scary, and now researchers in Korea say they've developed one that can climb walls and ceilings faster than its rivals.

We’re Deeply Alarmed By This Robodog That Can Climb Up Walls

By Frank Landymore

Boston Dynamics is suing computer Ghost Robots, alleging that their rival robot maker has infringed on patents related to the Spot quadruped.

Boston Dynamics Sues Competitor That Put a Gun on Its Robodog

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Researchers from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and ShanghaiTech University have developed a quadruped robot that can walk on its hind legs.

Terrifying! Hacked Robodog Walks on Hind Legs

By Victor Tangermann

A video has gone viral of a massive drone dropping off a machine gun-wielding robot dog, a terrifying vision of the future of warfare.

China Shows Off Drone That Drops Robodog With Huge Gun Anywhere

By Victor Tangermann

A new viral video that has been viewed well over 12 million times shows a robot in Poland miserably failing at putting a weiner in hot dog bun.

Internet Loses Mind When Robot Miserably Fails to Assemble Hot Dog

By Victor Tangermann

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Russia Straps Rocket Launcher to Robot Dog at Putin Event

By Victor Tangermann

Space Force is to deploy Ghost Robotics' Q-UGVs in order to automate "damage assessments and patrol" at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Space Force Sending in Robot Dogs to Patrol a Space Port

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Twitter video of a four-legged robot dog with a gun strapped to its back went viral this week. Video shows the robot dog firing multiple rounds with recoil.

Hacker Mounts Submachine Gun on Robodog, Shoots Live Ammo

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A robot dog in Shanghai, China, is roaming the streets barking COVID-19 safety instructions through a loudspeaker crudely strapped to its back.

China Straps Loudspeakers to Robot Dog So It Can Scream at People to Stay Home

By Victor Tangermann

Move over, Clifford — there's a new big dog in town, and this one's semi-autonomous.

New York is Deploying Robot Dogs to Fight Fires Now

By Noor Al-Sibai

Meta aired a rather bizarre Super Bowl ad for its Quest 2 virtual reality headset, in which it compared its customers to a thrown away animatronic.

In Bizarre Super Bowl Ad, Facebook Imagines Its Users as Robot Dogs Stuffed into Trash Compactor

By Victor Tangermann

The Department of Homeland Security is deploying robodogs to patrol the country’s southern border and report any immigrants attempting to cross.

Company That Put Rifle on Robodog Deploying Anti-Immigrant Bots to Mexico Border

By Tony Ho Tran

FCC commissioner Brendan Carr went on a Twitter rant this week about robodogs, citing apocalyptic science fiction movies and television

FCC Commissioner Says He’s Afraid of Robodogs and We Can’t Tell If He’s Joking

By Jon Christian

Experts say installing a gun on a robodog marks an inflection point in the development of killer robots — and maybe the tech shouldn't be allowed at all.

Experts Shocked by Military Robodog With Sniper Rifle Attachment

By Jon Christian

The inevitable has happened. Somebody strapped an honest-to-God sniper to the back of a quadrupedal robot dog.

Uh Oh, They Strapped a Sniper Rifle to a Robot Dog

By Victor Tangermann

Boston Dynamics Deploys Robot Guard Dog at Factory

Boston Dynamics Deploys Robot Guard Dog at Factory

By Tony Ho Tran

iRobot, the makers of the Roomba robot vacuum, specifically trained the new model's AI to avoid running over dop poop and smearing it everywhere.

New Roomba Boasts Dog Poop-Avoiding AI

By Dan Robitzski

Hawaii Cops Spent COVID Relief Funds on Robot Dog

Hawaii Cops Spent COVID Relief Funds on Robot Dog

By Dan Robitzski

After facing significant backlash for deploying a dystopian robot dog, the New York Police Department has decided to return the device sooner than expected.

After Public Rage, NYPD Secretly Fires Robot Dog

By Victor Tangermann

Civil rights groups are outraged at yet another showing of the New York City police department's robotic dog called "Digidog."

NYPD Robodog Involved in Arrest of Man With Gun

By Victor Tangermann

A new video going viral on Twitter shows a robot police dog being deployed by the New York City police department.

Outcry as Video Shows Robodog Patrolling With NYPD

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists says that robodogs could become a suitable, lower-cost replacement for biological seeing eye dogs for visually impaired people.

Scientists Want to Replace Seeing Eye Dogs With Robodogs

By Dan Robitzski

A YouTuber created an AI-powered computer that uses machine learning to shout compliments at dogs as they pass through his neighborhood.

New Machine Screams at Dogs About How Great They Are

By Tony Ho Tran

SpaceX's Boston Dynamics robodog named "Zeus" was spotted sniffing around the site of the recent Starship SN10 test and explosion.

There’s a Robodog Walking Around the Site of the SpaceX Starship Explosion

By Dan Robitzski

Mounting a paintball gun to the back of Boston Dynamics' Spot robot dog is taking the technology to its logical conclusion. The company thinks otherwise.

Boston Dynamics Mad Someone Used Their Terrifying RoboDog as Intended

By Victor Tangermann

Marketing collective MSCHF has decided to let a robot dog equipped with a paintball loose inside an art gallery — and it's letting strangers take control.

Company Mounts Paintball Gun on Robot Dog to Shoot Up Art Gallery

By Victor Tangermann

Boston Dynamics released another highlight reel of its dog-like robot, Spot, using its new robot arm to grab objects and draw with chalk.

Boston Dynamics Robodog Has a Dexterous Arm in New Video

By Dan Robitzski

NASA scientists modified a Boston Dynamics Spot robot that they say could explore Mars to find a suitable location for a human outpost.

NASA Suggests Sending Boston Dynamics Robodog to Mars

By Dan Robitzski

A company called Ghost Robotics is building dog-like robots explicitly for military use. Soon, they'll guard an Air Force base in Florida.

Oh No: This Company Is Building Robodogs Specifically for Combat

By Dan Robitzski

A team of engineers from the University of Bristol visited the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant last week to test out Spot, a four-legged robodog.

Scientists Send Boston Dynamics Robodog Into Chernobyl

By Victor Tangermann

Boston Dynamics will sell accessories for its robodog Spot, including charging bricks, camera kits — and even a prehensile arm.

Oh No: Boston Dynamics Will Start Selling Arms For Its Robodogs

By Victor Tangermann

The Air Force deployed four-legged "robot dogs" to defend its perimeters during a recent field test, as The Drive reports.

US Military Deploys Robot Dogs to Guard Air Force Base

By Victor Tangermann

Thanks to San Francisco-based startup Formant, you can remotely a control a Boston Dynamics Spot robot dog to go for a stroll.

This Site Lets You Control an Actual Boston Dynamics Robodog With a PlayStation Controller

By Victor Tangermann

New Zealand-based robotics company Rocos just shared a video of how Boston Dynamics' dog-like robot Spot could give agriculture workers a hand.

Watch a Robot Dog Herd Sheep on a New Zealand Farm

By Victor Tangermann

Robot manufacturer Boston Dynamics has found a job for its robot Spot mini amidst the coronavirus outbreak: a teleconferencing platform for medical staff.

Hospitals Are Using iPads to Turn Robot Dogs Into Doctors

By Victor Tangermann

A video shows a Boston Dynamics Spot Mini robodog put on a show while wearing a pair of basketball shorts and a hoodie. It's a hell of a show.

Watch a Robodog Twerk in a Baggy Hoodie and Basketball Shorts

By Victor Tangermann

As people are urged to stay in their homes, one man in Cyprus decided to use a remote-controlled drone to walk his dog around town.

Watch a Man Walk a Dog Using a Drone

By Dan Robitzski

New video shows a pair of Boston University bots in action — expertly working together to grill hot dogs and park them in rolls.

This Hot Dog Cooking Robot Is the Beginning of the End

By Jon Christian

"Mythbusters" legend Adam Savage has built a one-person rickshaw carriage so that his Boston Dynamics Spot robot can lug him around.

Watch a Robodog Drag Adam Savage Around in a Goth Rickshaw

By Victor Tangermann

Boston Dynamics' popular robot dog Spot is going to work on an offshore oil rig managed by Norwegian oil company Aker BP.

Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog Is Going to Work on an Oil Rig

By Kristin Houser

Former "MythBusters" co-host Adam Savage got his hands on Boston Dynamics' robot dog Spot for his "Tested" YouTube series.

See Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog Tackle an Outdoor Obstacle Course

By Kristin Houser

Tokyo's Penguin Café hosts a popular event for robot dogs and their owners, many of whom dress the bots up, and even celebrate their birthday at the cafe.

A Japanese Cafe Is Hosting Playdates, Parties for Robot Dogs

By Kristin Houser

Engineers taught an artificially intelligent robot to cook and serve hot dogs by training it in a virtual setting and then an actual grill.

Finally, a Smart Robot That Can Cook and Serve Us Hot Dogs

By Dan Robitzski

Japanese researchers have unveiled a quadruped robot that uses a combination of sensors and AI to climb straight up a ladder.

Watch a Dog-Like Robot Climb Straight up a Ladder

By Kristin Houser

A U.S. police force has tested the capabilities of a robot dog for the first time, but it's keeping mum on the exact details of the bot's use.

It’s Official: Police Are Testing Out Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog

By Kristin Houser

A robodog does a push-up every time the Virginia Tech football team scores a touchdown, putting a high-tech twist on an old college tradition.

Robodog Replaces Cheerleaders in College’s Touchdown Celebration

By Kristin Houser

A haptic feedback vest could help working dogs perform their jobs better than before by issuing specific commands through controlled vibrations.

A Vibrating Haptic Feedback Vest Could “Steer” Rescue Dogs

By Dan Robitzski

Boston Dynamics CEO Marc Raibert told the audience at re:MARS he thinks the company's SpotMini robodogs could one day battle for our entertainment.

Boston Dynamics CEO Wants Its Robodogs to Fight Each Other

By Kristin Houser

Researchers at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia announced a new hydraulic, quadrupedal robot dog, and showed the bot pulling a three-ton airplane.

Watch a Super-Strong Robot Dog Pull a Three-Ton Airplane

Stanford University students have unveiled a nimble robot dog called Doggo and shared the details on how a person could replicate their creation.

Stanford Team Tells You Exactly How to Build a Robot Dog

By Kristin Houser

Watch a Pack of Boston Dynamics’ Creepy Robot Dogs Pull a Truck

Watch a Pack of Boston Dynamics’ Creepy Robot Dogs Pull a Truck

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers at ETH Zurich in Switzerland taught its four-legged robot dog how to get up after being kicked using AI — a valuable life skill.

This Robot Dog Can Recover From a Vicious Kick Using AI

By Victor Tangermann

Continental came up with a vision of the future of delivery that involves robot dogs climbing stairs and ringing doorbells.

New Robot Dogs Can Deliver Your Lunch Right to Your Desk

By Victor Tangermann

A pilot study designed to see how guide dogs would react to delivery robots revealed the animals aren't bothered by seeing the bots on the streets.

Guide Dogs Respond Better Than Some Humans to Autonomous Robots

By Kristin Houser