It's not a sci-fi hypothetical anymore. Developments in AI have allowed the technology to run rampant, perhaps beyond our control.

A robotic dog that can run, climb, and carry your gear across rugged terrain sounds like science fiction. But Chinese robotics company Unitree believes it has built exactly that with the As2 companion ...

In the past year, interest in four-legged robots capable of autonomous patrols has surged, according to executives at Boston Dynamics and Ghost Robotics, two of the ...

The Wichita Police Department will ask the City Council to approve $650,000 in funding for two robotic dogs: one for the SWAT ...

It doesn’t bark. It doesn’t get tired. And it doesn’t need a human beside it. This robot dog is already being tested for military use, capable of patrolling, detecting threats, and operating in ...

Inside Dewar’s cavernous whisky warehouses, man’s best mechanical friend—a Boston Dynamics robot dog with an ethanol sensor for a nose—is on the hunt for leaky barrels. Wooden barrels are what make ...

One of the most unexpected attractions at the 2026 Genesis Invitational wasn’t a golfer or a leaderboard move. Instead, it was Spot, the agile four-legged robot dog developed by Boston Dynamics, ...

Boston Dynamics and Ghost Robotics are selling robot dogs to data center operators, providing perimeter security and inspection capabilities.

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few ...

By incorporating insights from canine companions, researchers enable robots to use both language and gesture as inputs to help fetch the right objects.

If you’re looking to get a dog but have reservations about all the poop, pee, and chewed shoes that you’ll have to deal with, then how about getting a robot one instead? Unitree has brought the idea a ...