This achievement positions the robotic dog ahead of most human sprinters, although it still trails behind some of nature's fastest runners, like cheetahs, ostriches and wildebeests. The ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – The newest addition to the offerings at Greater Johnstown Career & Technology Center is a robotic “dog” named Spartan that has endless possibilities for boosting the ...

The robotic "dog" resides in her classroom, and Kieta said it "definitely adds value" to her program and the rest of the GJCTC. She plans to use Spartan to search rooms and identify objectives at ...

The dog, known as Strider, can roll over, fetch (with the help of a robotic arm) and navigate hazardous terrain. Strider can also perform tasks such as inspections, surveillance, mapping and security.

The UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) has successfully completed trials using robot dogs to defuse bombs. The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) trials took place over four days and saw the ...

Robot dogs that can defuse explosives are set to revolutionise bomb disposal operations and significantly reduce the risk to military personnel, whether operating in the UK or overseas.A new live ...

The idea of a robotic dog that can move on almost any terrain ... It weighs 25 kg (55 lb), or 30 kg (66 lb) when you include the robotic arm. Spot is all-electric and can go for about 90 minutes ...

Robot dogs that can climb stairs, open doors, detect and defuse bombs are set to save the lives of British soldiers. Ministers stressed that the new military automaton would “revolutionise ...

We're used to seeing robot dogs ... demolition dogs demonstrated their ability to seek out, detect, and classify bomb threats, as well as defusing them by either using its robotic arm or a shot ...