Such autonomous robots can help collecting data about animal behavior that is not possible achieve with any other methods.

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these ...

The men had actually fallen prey to the ruse of a state-owned robotic deer, one of a growing number of remote-controlled decoys being used by American wildlife law enforcement to stop poachers.

A robotic cat was first trialled in the US in early 2004 as a companion pet for people with dementia. A number of nursing homes have either ‘toy’ or robotic animals that they use as ...

I was terrified by these two strange robot pets at CES 2025 until a lifelike dog soothed me.

This unusual soft robotics project exhibits some impressive shape-shifting abilities. Its creators think it could one day be used to help explore other planets.

Brian Wolslegel with two of his creations; demand for wildlife robots is huge, says Jim Reed of the Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust, which donates them to anti-poaching agencies. Two men in ...