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Tesla showed off two early prototypes of its Optimus humanoid robot, a walking and talking automaton. Critics were left unimpressed.

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Watching Elon Musk’s Robot Back to Back With Boston Dynamics Is… Something

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

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

Boston Dynamics Deploys Robot Guard Dog at Factory

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Boston Dynamics Deploys Robot Guard Dog at Factory

By Tony Ho Tran

The latest Boston Dynamics video shows the humanoid robot Atlas jumping and flipping. Here's a cut of all the times it fell or tripped.

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Here’s a Therapeutic Video of Those Boston Dynamics Robots Busting Ass

By Dan Robitzski

Robot maker Boston Dynamics has released its latest video of its two-legged pioneer called Atlas performing some impressive parkour.

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Watch Boston Dynamics’ Humanoid Robot Do Actual Parkour

By Victor Tangermann

Tencent Robotics X Lab, a Chinese robot maker, has unveiled a terrifying new "novel wheel-legged robot" that can backflip using its tail.

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Watch This Terrifying Segway on Steroids Backflip Using Its Tail

By Victor Tangermann

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

The French army's foremost military school has shown off pictures of the latest addition to its team of combatants: a four-legged robotic dog called Spot.

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Boston Dynamics Robot Runs Out of Battery During Military Combat Drill, Needs to Be Carried

By Victor Tangermann

Robot creator Boston Dynamics has released its next dastardly take on God's creations: the "Stretch," forever destined to stack boxes in warehouses.

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Boston Dynamics Shows Off New Warehouse Robot

By Victor Tangermann

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

A trio of robotics executives share how they try to prevent their products from being misused once a customer buys them for whatever purposes.

Robotics Executives: Here’s How to Keep Our Creations in Line

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.

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Boston Dynamics Robodog Has a Dexterous Arm in New Video

By Dan Robitzski

A new video shows a crew of Boston Dynamics robots busting some impressive dance moves, to the beat of The Contours' 1962 smash hit "Do You Love Me":

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Video Shows Boston Dynamics Robots Busting Impressive Dance Moves

By Jon Christian

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

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NASA Suggests Sending Boston Dynamics Robodog to Mars

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.

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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.

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

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.

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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

"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.

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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.

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See Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog Tackle an Outdoor Obstacle Course

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.

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

By Kristin Houser

In a video uploaded by MIT's Biomimetics department, nine Mini Cheetah robots can be seen rustling up some autumn leaves and doing the occasional backflip.

Watch a Pack of MIT’s Mini Robots Cavort in Autumn Leaves

By Victor Tangermann

A military robot demonstrates its shooting skills in a new parody video created by Los Angeles-based production studio Corridor Digital.

CGI Video Shows Military Robot Flipping a Table of Guns

By Kristin Houser

A new video uploaded by Boston Dynamics shows off the robotics company's humanoid robot called Atlas perform an impressive gymnastics routine.

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Watch Boston Dynamics’ Humanoid Nail a Tricky Gymnastics Routine

By Victor Tangermann

Boston Dynamics is back in the news promising that it will start mass-producing and selling its SpotMini robot soon, but the details keep shifting.

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Boston Dynamics Says It’ll Sell Robots, But Won’t Give Any Details

By Dan Robitzski

A parody robot video imagines what might happen if a powerful bot decided to take revenge on the engineers testing its "robustness."

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Watch a Robot Take Revenge in Brutal Boston Dynamics Parody

By Kristin Houser

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.

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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

Boston Dynamics has debuted the version of its SpotMini robot dog that it plans to actually sell to consumers — but it has yet to announce a price tag.

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Boston Dynamics Unveils SpotMini You’ll Actually Be Able to Buy

By Kristin Houser

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

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

By Victor Tangermann

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This Week in Tech: Oct 13 – Oct 20

By Victor Tangermann

Watch the Boston Dynamics Robodog Twerk and Moonwalk to “Uptown Funk”

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Watch the Boston Dynamics Robodog Twerk and Moonwalk to “Uptown Funk”

By Kristin Houser

Based on a new video, Boston Dynamics's SpotMini dog-like robot may be gearing up for a career as a construction site supervisor.

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Watch Boston Dynamics’ Lazy Robodog March Around a Construction Site Without Helping at All

By Kristin Houser

In a newly released video, you can watch Boston Dynamics's humanoid robot Atlas parkour its way across a makeshift obstacle course.

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The Boston Dynamics Robot Atlas Is Now a Parkour Master

By Kristin Houser

You’ll Be Able to Buy a Boston Dynamics SpotMini Soon, Please Don’t Teach It To Kill

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You’ll Be Able to Buy a Boston Dynamics SpotMini Soon, Please Don’t Teach It To Kill

By Victor Tangermann

Boston Dynamics’ Robot Just Went For A Cool Jog In The Garden, Like It’s No Big Deal

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Boston Dynamics’ Robot Just Went For A Cool Jog In The Garden, Like It’s No Big Deal

By Victor Tangermann

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Boston Dynamics’s SpotMini Is Really, Really Determined to Open Doors

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Boston Dynamics’s SpotMini Just Unveiled a New Trick

By Aylin Woodward

Dark Future: Here’s When We’ll Have the Autonomous Guard Dogs from Black Mirror

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Dark Future: Here’s When We’ll Have the Autonomous Guard Dogs from Black Mirror

Boston Dynamics’ Bipedal Robot Can Now Do a Backflip

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Boston Dynamics’ Bipedal Robot Can Now Do a Backflip

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Boston Dynamics CEO Believes Robotics Will Become “Bigger Than the Internet”

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Boston Dynamics Just Unveiled a Lifelike Headless Robot

By Chelsea Gohd

Alphabet Just Sold Two Companies to a CEO Who Wants to Speed up the Singularity

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Alphabet Just Sold Two Companies to a CEO Who Wants to Speed up the Singularity

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New Boston Dynamics Robot is Terrifying Science Fiction Brought to Life

By June Javelosa

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Leaked Video Shows New “Nightmare Inducing Robot”

Atlas the Life-Sized Robot Just Became a Bit More Human

Atlas the Life-Sized Robot Just Became a Bit More Human

By Jess Vilvestre

Meet SpotMini, The Robot Best Friend You Never Knew You Wanted

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Meet SpotMini, The Robot Best Friend You Never Knew You Wanted

By Neil C. Bhavsar

Alphabet Rumored to Be Selling Boston Dynamics

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Alphabet Rumored to Be Selling Boston Dynamics

By Todd Jaquith

Meet the Next Generation of Boston Dynamics’ Bipedal ATLAS Robot

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Meet the Next Generation of Boston Dynamics’ Bipedal ATLAS Robot

By Jelor Gallego

Google’s Robo-Dog Spot Starts Training with US Marines

Google’s Robo-Dog Spot Starts Training with US Marines

By June Javelosa