Dog-like robots the likes of the Boston Dynamics Spot have been around for so long now that they don't scare us as much as they used to. Yet, I can't help getting shivers down my spine every time ...

Honolulu police once said Spot would be helpful in fireworks enforcement. Let’s give that a try. Christina Jedra’s story about the useless robot dog that the Honolulu Police Department bought ...

The Police Department hasn’t used a robotic dog it purchased during the Covid-19 pandemic for about three years. Officials at the agency defended the $150,000 price tag in 2021, ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] In the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic ...

a direct competitor to Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot dog, is a feat of engineering and now a performing artist. With its price starting at an impressively low $1,600, the Chinese robotics firm’s ...

In the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic, flush with federal relief money, the Honolulu Police Department made national headlines for spending $150,000 on a robot dog. For copyright information ...

officials at the historic church have teamed up with heritage body Historic England to test out a robot dog that could be used if disaster were to strike again. The 'animal', named Spot ...

but most of the time it is just me puppeteering the dog." The play's director, Kirk Gostkowski, who's also artistic director of the Chain Theater, says he briefly considered recording the robot's ...

People interact with a robotic dog during the 2024 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Zou Guangping) BEIJING, March 10 ...