Top dog: watch what happens when a real canine meets a robo-pooch

When Android-father Andy Rubin's dog Alex met Boston Dynamics's robo-dog Spot, it wasn't quite love at first sight

The world took one giant step towards robot equality recently, with our canine friends showing us that it's possible to coexist with machines without killing each other.

When dog met robot it wasn't quite love at first sight, but the two seemed to come to appreciate each other's turf. Trotting, bounding, chasing and posturing.