What investors and consumers need to know about a fast-growing industry that will top trillions of dollars in sales. Nvidia, ...

Yet another Chinese auto maker with designs on a robotic future, the Guangzhou Automobile Group’s GoMate humanoid robot is now in its third generation. Differing from many of the robots in this piece, ...

Nothing says Christmas like a couple of robotic reindeer. The company’s BigDog robot, which was designed for military use, plays fetch with concrete blocks and can carry up to 340 pounds.

Robot dogs first really came on the scene in the early 2000s with Boston Dynamics' "BigDog" design. They are becoming increasingly prolific with improved designs, and they have been used in both ...

The current generation of quadruped robots can be directly traced back to military research and development, in particular the BigDog developed for the U.S. Army by Boston Dynamics which I wrote ...

Despite BigDog’s shortcomings, the underlying research behind the system eventually gave rise to Spot, a smaller and quieter “robot dog” that Boston Dynamics debuted in 2015.

The company really got noticed around 2005 when its BigDog robot could run, tackle rocky, snowy surfaces, and withstand a solid kick without falling over–all the while roaring loudly thanks to ...

Boston Dynamics has unveiled an upgraded, fully electric version of its Atlas humanoid robot, which is stronger and more flexible than its hydraulic predecessor. “We promise this is not a person ...

After years of trying, 60 Minutes cameras finally get a peek inside the workshop at Boston Dynamics, where robots move in ways once only thought possible in movies. Anderson Cooper reports.

Boston Dynamics pointed to a 2013 video of the (much bigger) BigDog robot heaving a cinderblock across the room. This advanced "lift with your legs, put your back into it" whole-body movement is ...

This Machine Could Run Down Usain Bolt If BigDog and Petman were built for balance and walking, Cheetah was built for speed. Here you can see the four-legged robot hitting 28.3 miles per hour, which, ...