Robot dogs
Robot dogs are four-legged robots. Legs let them climb stairs and cross rough ground where wheels get stuck, so they're used for inspection and research.
Latest, from October 31, 2026: ANYbotics starts shipping a robot dog built for explosive plants.
Companies in this coverage include ANYbotics and Cortical Labs.
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- ANYbotics starts shipping a robot dog built for explosive plants
ANYbotics has begun delivering ANYmal X, a legged inspection robot certified to work in explosive atmospheres at oil, gas and chemical sites, The Robot Report says. It lets plants send a robot instead of a person into areas where a single spark is dangerous.
- Cortical Labs says it steered a robot dog with human brain cells grown on a chip
Australian startup Cortical Labs says lab-grown human neurons on a silicon chip guided a robot dog toward a target, though its published paper tested a simulated grid. It's an early, odd experiment in using living cells instead of software to control robots.