Posted on 07/31/2021 4:24:40 PM PDT by algore
The homeless population in Honolulu can expect a visit sometime soon from a robotic police dog that will scan your eye to make sure you don't have a fever
Spot, as its called, is a new law enforcement tool that some police departments are employing for various policing purposes
Police experimenting with the four-legged machines say they're just another tool to keep emergency responders out of harm's way as they scout for dangers
In Honolulu, the police department spent about $150,000 in federal pandemic relief money to buy their Spot from robotics firm Boston Dynamics
The robotic police dog is being used to help test for high body temperatures at a government-run tent city near the airport in an effort to curb COVID-19
Dutch police earlier this year used the robotic dog to check for dangerous chemicals at the site of a deadly drug lab explosion
But privacy watchdogs warn that police are secretly rushing to buy the robots without setting safeguards against aggressive, invasive or dehumanizing uses
There are roughly 500 Spot robots now in the wild
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