Interesting kink in the legal system - is it a robot? is it a dog? Perhaps not as important as, will a robot dog that can fire 45 rounds be legal? Fire a flame

Interesting kink in the legal system - is it a robot? is it a dog? Perhaps not as important as, will a robot dog that can fire 45 rounds be legal? Fire a flamethrower? Release poison gas? There's no reason a robot dog has to be hamstrung by what a real dog can do.