Robotic dog performs trial run for heavy deliveries at Mount Tai in E China.

A robotic dog that would be deployed to deliver heavy loads including garbage is in a test run at the Mount Tai scenic area in Tai’an, east China’s Shandong Province, Oct. 21, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)

A robotic dog that would be deployed to deliver heavy loads including garbage is in a test run at the Mount Tai scenic area in Tai’an, east China’s Shandong Province, Oct. 21, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)

Staff members test a robotic dog that would be deployed to deliver heavy loads including garbage at the Mount Tai scenic area in Tai’an, east China’s Shandong Province, Oct. 21, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)

Staff members test a robotic dog that would be deployed to deliver heavy loads including garbage at the Mount Tai scenic area in Tai’an, east China’s Shandong Province, Oct. 21, 2024. (Photo: Xinhua)