Robot pets are marketed as substitutes for living animals. Rather, we should use existing technologies to design robots that provide other services, like health care and lifestyle support Robopets are ...

Robotics engineers have worked for decades and invested many millions of research dollars in attempts to create a robot that can walk or run as well as an animal. And yet, it remains the case that ...

Researchers have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system that enables a four-legged robot to adapt its gait to different, unfamiliar terrain, just like a real animal, in what is believed to ...

Ever wonder what it would be like to hang out with a robotic animal? You may one day get the chance. Engineers across North America have created robo-animals that could one day replace live ones at ...

A new robot dog in Hungary is turning heads, wagging its digital tail, and teaching kids how to care for animals. The Unitree Go2 robot dog is more than just a tech toy. It is a full-on lesson in ...

in a stunning leap forward for robotics, scientists have developed a robotic dog that instinctively adjusts its movements to changing terrain—without needing human commands. This isn't your typical ...

WATCH: A team of UBC engineering physics students is putting their projects to the test in a classroom obstacle race involving robots and stuffed animals in need of a rescue. Elaine Yong explains. In ...