Robotic Dog Could Soon Guard Colleges

FILE - This handout image provided by Ghost Robotics shows the law enforcement configuration of the robot dog.

The firm Ghost Robotics has developed a cybernetic dog that can run at 11 kph, swim and launch drones. Colleges worry that this security solution would be excessive and "Orwellian."

Taylor Swaak reports for the Chronicle of Higher Education. (December 2023)