I spent $4,000 on a robot dog

The author bought a Chinese-made quadruped robot for $4,000 and drew strong public attention and photos while walking it in June; biological dogs reacted warily. The story illustrates how consumer robot dogs are visible in daily life and raise social acceptance questions.

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