Astro robo-dog packs an AI-enabled "brain" in its 3D-printed head

We've already seen several dog-like quadruped robots, which move by walking with their four backward-bending legs. Researchers at Florida Atlantic University are now getting in on the act, with their artificially-intelligent (and dog-headed) Astro robot. First of all, Astro's style of locomotion is intended to be more than just an attention-getter. Like the other robo-dogs that are on the market or in development, it's able to withstand attempts at knocking it over, plus it's well-suited to traversing rough terrain – such as it might encounter in search-and-rescue operations, or when surveying disaster sites. What reportedly makes Astro special, however, is the set of Nvidia Jetson TX2 graphics processing units contained within its 3D-printed, Doberman pinscher-inspired head.