Robot police dogs are on patrol, but who’s holding the leash? Numerous cities have acquired dog-like robots for policing. Researchers say the lack of transparency is worrying.

A police robot dog was shot for the first time this month, the latest sign that the robots are taking bullets and tasks from the mundane to the dangerous.

A Massachusetts State Police four-legged robot dog used to assist police at the scene of an ongoing standoff involving an armed barricaded man earlier this month was shot multiple times, police say.

The robot — a police source likened it to R2D2 — is manufactured by Knightscope, whose website notes the need for “superhuman abilities to fight crime.” ...

The NYPD reboots its robot police dog, Digidog, as part of a police robot initiative. The robo-dog was just one of the technological advances Mayor Adams and the NYPD introduced on Tuesday, April ...

Robot police dog returns to NYPD New York City officials unveiled three new high-tech policing devices Tuesday, including a robotic dog that critics called creepy when it first joined the police ...

Robot police dog returns to NYPD. The new devices, which also include a GPS tracker for stolen cars and a cone-shaped security robot, will be rolled out in a manner that is "transparent ...

Robot police dog returns to NYPD. The new devices, which also include a GPS tracker for stolen cars and a cone-shaped security robot, will be rolled out in a manner that is "transparent ...