This jumping $800 robot camera dog filled me with joy

July 8, 2026 Sean Hollister

A white two-legged robot, with wheels on the end of each leg, mounted astride a white rectangular prism, with a pair of binocular like eyes on the top, with two orange ears hanging off the back.
The Mondo Robotics Beni. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge

What if you had a drone that wasn't a buzzy, annoying fly people wanted to swat - but rather a cute dog that runs and jumps? What if it could do tricks on command, and film your tricks as well? What if it could get right back up after a nasty-looking crash, dozens of times in a row?

The first time I saw Beni on Instagram, I immediately thought it was AI video slop. Surely consumer robots aren't that smart and agile in 2026? Then I took the real robot for a spin. Truth is, Beni does need work. But my first two-hour demo was so much fun, I badly want one for myself.

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