Mike Sorrentino is a Senior Editor for Mobile, covering phones, texting apps and smartwatches -- obsessing about how we can make the most of them. Mike also keeps an eye out on the movie and toy ...

Humanoid robots have been getting a lot of buzz this year. But quadrupeds — the mechanical “dogs” — are emerging as the true proving ground for embodied artificial intelligence.

Scientists have trained the ANYmal quadruped robot to play badminton, and it's good enough to complete in a 10-shot rally with a human opponent. This shows that four-legged robots can be built as ...

Quadruped "robot dogs" may move quite a bit like their canine counterparts on land, but they're not nearly as good at swimming (although some can walk underwater). Such is not the case with a new mini ...

Babo's utility extends to sparking an emotional connection with users by mimicking natural human conversation. It offers a ...

Level Up Philly's quadruped robot dog. At the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) Midyear Conference, bustling with the top government technology leaders from all across ...

Watch: Robot dog learns to play badminton – and it's not half bad By Abhimanyu Ghoshal August 26, 2025 ETH Zurich's reinforcement learning-based system enables this four-legged bot to track a ...

A Norristown company is deploying robot dogs and drones to clients across the country in what they're hoping becomes a growing trend in private security. The Asylon Company is behind the robotic ...