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• Robot "dog" crosses obstacles, lacks head

  Published: September 20, 2007, 5:53 pm

  Tags: Boston Dynamics, Bostondynamics, Darpa, Littledog, Robot, Robot Dog, Robotdog

  under: Robots To be honest, we're not sure if Boston Dynamics decision to not include a head on its so-called "LittleDog" makes the bot more or less creepy, but it sure is pretty darn impressive either way. It's claim to fame, and the result of $1.5 million in funding from DARPA, is its ability to cross harsh terrain with relative ease,

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• Nokia decapitates tablet puppy, upgrades to N800

  Published: October 25, 2007, 7:15 pm

  Tags: 770, 770 Internet Tablet, 770internettablet, N800, N810, Robot Dog, Robotdog, Tablet Puppy, Tabletpuppy

  AIBOs and broken Dirt Dogs at the robot hospital. Next up for the family is an N810-crowned model, whose QWERTY grille is sure to make other robot dogs cower in fear. Keep reading to catch a video of this precocious little fellow in action...[Image courtesy of Crave]Continue reading Nokia decapitates tablet puppy, upgrades to

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• Is AIBO returning from the dead?

  Published: December 9, 2007, 6:16 pm

  Tags: Aibo, Aibo Ps, Aibops, Canine, Dog, Dogs, Ps3, Psp, Remote Access, Remoteaccess, Robot Dog, Robotdog, Sony

  under: Robots You heard that right, folks. Supposedly, Aibo is back... with a vengence. According to rumors, the fiesty-but-killed robo-dog from Sony is making a comeback with a new paintjob and whole slew of fresh features. First and foremost, the re-upped model will be tailored to interface wirelessly with your PSP and PS3, will have a

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• Japanese robo dog is actually cute

  Published: February 11, 2008, 1:25 am

  Tags: Japanese Robo Dog, Segatoy, Inud, Dream Dx Robot Dog, Robotic Animals, Lifestyle

  Inud, but its alias Dream DX robot dog sounds much cooler. This robo dog responds to touch; voice commands like good boy and follows you around thanks to its special movement trackers. It also does more dog-like things like moving its eyes, mouth and head, wagging its tail, and also an adorable paw-shake! For $270, you get to enjoy all the

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• WowWee Wrex the Dawg Bot Gets Video Review [Robots]

  Published: June 4, 2008, 6:22 am

  Tags: Gadgets, Robot Dog, Toy, Wowwee, Wowwee Wrex The Dog, Wrex

  guys over at RobotsRule.com have just come up with this review of WowWee's new Wrex the Dawg toy robot. And sure, it's no Aibo, or even the robot dog from yesterday, but it's got a certain something. It's remote-controllable, programmable and has a suite of 18 tricks to act out, depending on its mood. And you can leave it in Guard mode, ready

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• WowWee's Wrex the Dawg reviewed: puts real canines to shame

  Published: June 4, 2008, 1:24 pm

  Tags: Animal, Dog, Robot Dog, Robotdog, Robotic Dog, Roboticdog, Wowwee, Wrex, Wrex The Dawg, Wrex The Dog, Wrexthedawg, Wrexthedog

  about WowWee's crazed robotic dog that was uncaged at CES. After lasting through its first few days of training (which we'll call a review for our purposes), we're led to believe that this pup is "the silliest robot you'll ever love." Reviewers weren't shy in calling it like it saw it, as Wrex was hailed as "absolutely terrible at being a

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