A video taken by a person at the scene shows the $75,000 robo-canine walking towards a pile of building debris and falling on its side when it attempts to climb over a slab of broken concrete.

Chinese robot dog Black Panther 2.0 is said to be able to run 100 meters in less than 10 seconds. But this figure doesn't seem achievable from a standing start.

The robot dogs are currently used for scouting in difficult locations. 28th Brigade. Brit Alliance is a security firm, not a robot manufacturer, and clearly did not make the machines themselves.