05 March, 2016
Many people are watching a video showing a real dog barking at a robot dog.
The robot was made by Boston Dynamics, which is owned by the Internet search company Google. Like most of the company's robots, it was designed for military use. But the military did not accept it, so Google is now showing it to the public.
In the video, the robot dog plays with Alex -- a real dog reportedly owned by Andy Rubin, who helped create the mobile operating system Android. Rubin now heads a company called Playground Global.
VOANews reported on this story. Christopher Jones-Cruise adapted the report for Learning English. Kathleen Struck was the editor.
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Words in This Story
bark – v. to make a short, loud sound
mobile - adj. easy to carry around or move