A brown dog, muzzle gone gray—surely from a life well lived—tries to climb three steps but falters. Her legs give out, and she twists and falls. A Rottweiler limps around a kitchen. A golden retriever ...

There is a theory among evolutionary anthropologists that dogs evolved from beasts to pets because the canines that continued to survive were those that gained social intelligence. The wolves that ...

A multi-disciplinary research team specializing in canine behavior and Artificial Intelligence has developed an AI algorithm that automates the high-stakes process of evaluating potential working dogs ...

Robotic engineering has evolved further as the University of Eastern Finland announced the development of innovative algorithms that enable robot dogs' efficient navigation in crowded spaces.

Researchers at Virginia Tech are developing a way to use computer algorithms and sensors to help robot animals move more naturally like their real-life counterparts. Kaveh Hamed and his colleagues at ...

Robot dogs can move efficiently, but not all that naturally -- and no, twerking doesn't count. Virginia Tech researchers think they can do better. They're developing a combination of algorithms and ...

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