The delivery itself is one of the most interesting parts of the design because there is no need for a person to meet the robot and take the package from it. When R-dog reaches its destination, it ...

We've covered robot dogs patrolling with police and training to handle terrain that could someday take them to the moon. We've even watched wheeled versions tackle some pretty wild ground. And ...

On a sunny morning in June, I walked to work with a quadruped robot beside me. I’ve never gotten more attention from strangers. A bunch of people snapped pictures of my robot dog. Several people asked ...

Remember the DARPA-funded Big Dog robot? It’s a giant robot that looks like two giant dogs ran headlong into each other and fused in the middle. Then they got smart, and learned how to never fall over ...

You’ve doubtlessly seen the current crop of robot dogs and, if you are like us, thought about getting one to play with. The problem is that the cheap ones are toys, and the serious ones cost serious ...

"One of the ones that we think is really interesting, is the ability to pick up litter," he said. "And that might be the one that people would see downtown, as we're gonna be testing as early as next ...