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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 I ...

Duke Energy’s Oconee Nuclear Station has a new dog. “Spot” can sit, lie down and roll over. Unlike your average Rover, Spot is also trained to perform inspections of hard-to-access areas at the plant ...

"We have now achieved all the technical requirements for controlling complex robotic missions on Mars — and for a future permanent lunar research station." Two four-legged robots recently explored a ...

The Arkansas State Police bomb squad is now able to deploy a dog-like robot made by Boston Dynamics in its work after the state bought it from a Florida company for about $248,000, a state police ...

Automating factory operations is one of the biggest reasons why robotics has been in focus over the past few years. From improving human efficiency to avoiding fatal mishaps and safeguarding human ...

Robot technology lent a helping hand in the construction of The Brook, a 52-story, 600-foot mixed-use residential skyscraper rising at the corner of Fulton Street and Flatbush Avenue in the heart of ...

See Spot run — a job site. A Long Island construction project has recruited a $100,000 mechanical mutt to walk the premises, ensuring maximum efficiency and safety for workers building the new wing of ...

It’s not every day that a robot dog walks into the State Capitol. But at the first Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) Day, the University of New Haven turned heads with SPOT, the agile, ...