San Francisco AI startup will soon bring robotic dogs into homes for testing

When Jan Liphardt takes his dog for a walk, it quickly garners attention. He hasn’t named his robotic quadruped yet.

Inside OpenMind, an AI robotics startup, a team of researchers and a Stanford engineering professor are locked in to make next-gen bots more capable, adaptable, and collaborative in real-world environments, including inside your home.

“If the quadruped dog does not see its owner for 10-plus minutes, it will explore the house, go find its owner and make sure the owner is…