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The Chinese state broadcasting group recently released footage of its newly developed "robot wolves" in simulated combat drills.

China Shows Off Armed Attack Robots

Chinese robot maker Unitree has shown off its next quadripedal robot dog, which is strong enough to hold a 220-pound adult on its back.

Wild New Robot Dog Is So Strong You Can Ride It Like a Four-Legged Skateboard

By Victor Tangermann

Spot robot dog maker Boston Dynamics laid off five percent of its workforce while "burning through cash" at an unsustainable rate.

Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics Lays Off Human Employees, Says It’s “Burning Through Cash”

By Victor Tangermann

A robodog dubbed RAIBO2 ran and completed a full length marathon in South Korea on Sunday, apparently the first quadrupedal robot to do so.

Robodog Runs Full Marathon

By Frank Landymore

A Polish robotics company has created the "Honey Badger," a robot dog that can walk fully underwater and aid during industrial inspections.

New “Honey Badger” Robot Dog Can Walk Fully Underwater

By Victor Tangermann

It's a dog-eat-dog world for the US Army, which is experimenting with rifle-equipped robot dogs at a Middle Eastern testing facility.

The US Army Is Testing Killer Robot Dogs With AI-Powered Rifles in the Middle East

By Noor Al-Sibai

To address its manpower shortage, Ukraine is planning to let lose packs of robot dogs against the invading Russian military.

Ukraine Is Getting Ready to Unleash a Swarm of Robot Dogs

By Sharon Adarlo

Robotics company Boston Dynamics has released a video of its Spot Mini robot dog dressed up in a bedazzled suit of fur.

Boston Dynamics

Boston Dynamics Shows Off Robodog With Fur

By Victor Tangermann

NASA is quietly teaching a robot dog how to walk on the Moon. Researchers just let one loose on the side of a mountain in Oregon.

NASA Quietly Training Robot Dog to Navigate Landscape of the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

The NYPD is looking to address a recent spike in car theft by shooting GPS-enabled darts at fleeing vehicles.

Robots and Machines

NYPD Shooting Fleeing Cars With GPS Darts

By Victor Tangermann

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

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

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

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