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{{quote|'''Dr. Light:''' Behold! my greatest invention! [[Mega Man (video game)|Rush, the robotic dog!]]<br />
'''[[Idiot Hero|Mega Man]]:''' What? A robotic dog? What's so great about that? Does it [[Transforming Mecha|transform]] or something?<br />
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* The [[Isaac Asimov]] story "Robutt" is about a boy and his robot dog.
* The "rat things" of [[Neal Stephenson]]'s ''[[Snow Crash]]'' combine actual dogs with robotic parts to create extremely deadly guards.
* In Yevgeni Veltistov's ''Ressi - An Elusive Friend'', the titular character is a robotic dog built by a child android named Elektronik as a companion. The dog is highly intelligent and, while incapable of human speech, could remotely transmit data directly to Elektronik. Ressi (which is an acronym) can run and swim extremely fast. In fact, it becomes a plot point after Ressi is captured and reprogrammed by a [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]], as there is almost nothing manmade at sea capable of swimming at Ressi's top nautical speed, which equals to that of a swordfish (about 50
* The Hound in [[Fahrenheit 451]]. Interestingly, it may not have actually looked much like a dog since it was built as an octopod, but Bradbury was a little vague on the details.
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