Tekno the Robotic Puppy (AKA. Tekno Dog) burst onto the scene and instantly became the epitome of toy luxury. I would stop at nothing to become a Tekno Dog owner. My classmates would stop at ...

But that doesn’t mean I haven’t loved any gadgets in my time. For example, I love the PneuHound, a tiny robot dog built in the Hosoda Laboratory at Osaka University in 2016. I love my co ...

I had a robot dog? Somewhere on the Connecticut highway ... My subsequent research showed that a Los Angeles–based company named Toy Quest launched Tekno the Robotic Puppy in 2000.

I agree, but none of the toy companies answered my emails—save for Hasbro, which said it could not discuss robot dogs. Instead ... to know nothing about why Tekno the Robotic Puppy was the ...

So which robot dogs are good for your kids ... which can be a great party trick for kids. If you have other toys from the Tekno Newborns series, this toy can automatically interact with them.

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with new information from Tyndall Air Force Base confirming that the robo-dogs are indeed ... commercials for Tekno the Robotic Puppy on Nickelodeon.