The photos look like a scene out of science fiction: Robot dogs patrolling the US-Mexico border, climbing over harsh terrain to search for threats and contraband. But these images are real.

James Vincent is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. The latest addition to the United States’ border force could be robot dogs. The Department ...

Now, Robot Dog is being deployed to the US border with Mexico to tackle what the government has described as “non-environmental threats.” The autonomous ground drone proved hugely popular at ...