UPDATE: We checked in with Astro's owner and she tells us that her brave little buddy, after being examined by a veterinarian, injured the pads of his paws from running for so long on hot pavement. He ...

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We've already seen several dog-like quadruped robots, which move by walking with their four backward-bending legs. Researchers at Florida Atlantic University are now getting in on the act, with their ...

WASHINGTON D.C. -- A little dog named Astro is okay after leading first responders on a chase down a Washington D.C. expressway. On Friday, owner Liyah Young was involved in a crash. While she headed ...