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 ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. There's ...

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 ...

Who’s a ‘Good Boy?’ Astro, FAU’s Smart Robodog That’s Who “We honestly think Astro may be the coolest robot on the planet right now,” Elan Barenholtz, an associate professor in FAU’s Department of ...

As the saying goes, every dog has its day and for Boulder Police Department’s newest police K9, Wednesday was that day. Astro, a 1-and-a-half-year-old female Lab and shorthaired pointer mix was sworn ...