This AI robot dog is teaching kindness towards animals on streets of Mexico

Waldo is the brainchild of Mexican Senator form Monterrey, Waldo Fernández González, who spent $4,084 (Rs 3.5 lakhs) of his own money and also named the robotic dog after him.

By: Express Web Desk

August 13, 2025 12:15 AM IST

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AI Robot dog is teaching kindness towards animals

Waldo is the brainchild of Mexican Senator form Monterrey, Waldo Fernández González (Photo: Reuters)

At a time when treatment towards animals is a hot topic in India, following the Supreme Court’s order to remove all the stray dogs in Delhi-NCR from the streets to shelters, a robot dog in Mexico is spreading the message of compassion and co-existence.

Meet Waldog, the AI-powered robot dog

Meet Waldog, an AI-powered robot making the rounds in the northern city of Monterrey, Mexico to raise awareness about animal abuse and welfare.
Waldo is the brainchild of Mexican Senator form Monterrey, Waldo Fernández González, who spent $4,084 (Rs 3.5 lakhs) of his own money and also named the robotic dog after him.
Fernandez, a self-professed animal activist, told Reuters that Waldog seeks to encourage kindness and responsibility toward animals and humans alike.

Waldog who is about the size of a beagle and initiates conversations with children and adults about animal rights. (Photo: Reuters)

‘Giving voice to voiceless’

Waldog who is about the size of a beagle and initiates conversations with children and adults about animal rights.
“Hi, I’m Waldog, and I’m here to give a voice to those who don’t have one, the animals who live on the streets,” the robotic dog told a group of residents in Santa Catarina in Monterrey.

Fernandez said that over the coming weeks, Waldog will visit schools, public squares, and neighbourhoods across the Monterrey metro area and, inevitably, appear in plenty of selfies.
According to Fernandez Waldog will also flag trash on the street, potholes and register fellow street dogs.

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