So when we saw this “aerial dog ... in the yard. Not content with just knowing when a poop event has occurred, he automated the task of locating the packages with a poop-pointing robot laser.

Poopcopter, invented by Caleb Olson, can be directed to the dog’s poop ... the yard. While the system could alert him to the event, he wanted to take automation further. He developed a robot ...

Researchers developed a motor-free quadruped robot mimicking dog motion using springs and cables, adapting to speed changes ...