Finally, a robot dog that doesn't look like it's going to murder us all

• "BabyAlpha" was revealed at a Chinese electronics show.
• Although it walks like the terrifying dog-like robots from Boston Dynamics, it's... cute.
• Who's a good boy?

In the 15-plus years since Boston Dynamics first introduced its first dog-like robots, people have reacted in a mix of awe and "This thing looks like it's going to murder me."

The Museum of Science in Boston has one of the 2016-era "Spot" robots, a cheerful and sleek yellow quadroped that can climb stairs and walk forward and backward — and also caused a toddler to shriek and cry in fear when I visited last winter.