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Robot dogs are here and they’re cheap, Canada, but their software still needs a human and their security has flaws

They cost about $6,000 and get pitched to fire crews. The researchers who work on them call the machines a novelty.

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Source authority
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Coverage breadth
4 of 20
Geographic relevance
10 of 10
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