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How killer robot dogs could become weapons of mass destruction

Of all the inventions in the dystopian sci-fi series Black Mirror, perhaps none is more terrifying than the robotic guard dogs in Metalhead. In the episode, from the fourth series of the programme in ...
Technical

Ghost Robotics is selling a majority stake for $240M, dodging months of protests over military uses

Master Sgt. Dominic Garcia and Atom the Ghost Robotics' robot dog sit in a field Penn spinout Ghost Robotics is set to be acquired this month by a South Korean aerospace manufacturer. LIG Nex 1, a ...
Technical

Ghost Robotics settles ‘robot dog’ patent lawsuit with Boston Dynamics

A Ghost Robotics Vision 60 prototype (Tech. Sgt. Cory D. Payne/Wikimedia Commons) Ghost Robotics has settled a lawsuit that dogged its storied path to dominating Philly’s robotics scene. The Penn ...
Forbes

LG’s Founding Koo Family’s Defense Company Buys $240 Million Stake In U.S. Robotic Dog Maker

LIG Nex1’s acquisition of Ghost Robotics valued the robot company at about $400 million. LIG Nex1 is the flagship company of LIG Group, which spun off from LG in 1999. The Ghost Robotics Vision 60 is ...
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Ghost Robotics, subject of pro-Palestinian protests, to leave Pennovation Works

Ghost Robotics, a company that produces and sells four-legged robot dogs, will be moving out of its current location at Pennovation Works following months of protests. In a press release from Jan. 22, ...