Posted on 03/01/2022 5:02:06 PM PST by algore
A small group of Latino U.S. House members recently expressed "extreme concern" about a plan to potentially dispatch robot dogs along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Driving the news: A letter obtained by Axios Latino shows that U.S. Reps. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA) are seeking a meeting with U.S. Customs and Border Protection about the robots.
Details: In the letter, the House members write that the term "robot dogs" is a "disingenuous moniker that attempts to soft-pitch the use of this technology."
"It downplays the threat the robots pose to migrants arriving at our southern border and the part they play in a long history of surveillance and privacy violations in our border communities." The letter also said they are concerned that the robot dogs will inevitably result in armed patrols and that they could critically injure, or even kill, migrants or American citizens. Robots used in combination with drones, facial recognition technology and license plate readers, pose civil liberties risks, the letter said. Background: A research and development arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced last month it has been working with the Philadelphia-based company Ghost Robotics to develop a robot dog for the border.
The dogs can transmit real-time video and other data back to human operators while climbing over sand, rocks and hills. The project has been under development for over two years. The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that the project is still in the research and development phase and there is currently no timetable to deploy.
The agency said the robots are not designed or being tested to engage with migrants. Ghost Robotics CEO Jiren Parikh told Axios robots in development have special sensors and can carry equipment to identify drugs, nuclear materials and chemical weapons.
The robots can explore confined spaces and have long-range and night vision cameras, Parikh said.
I hope they’ll provide robot humans to pick up the robot dog poo.
What? Now we have robots breaching our southern border.
Will pepper spray work on them?
Or a doggy snack to distract them?
Or a stun gun?
If they pee, do they electrocute themselves?
don’t tell me, racsis robot dogs... right?
Has anybody thought of robot T. rex?
Why are these dual-loyalty legislators so concerned? That the robot dogs would be too effective? That is the only point of concern I could think of. The illegal criminal invaders must be stopped cold-—by any means.
I suspect that our public “servants”/masters have realized that Mexican cartel members have been riding U.S. Federal robot dogs like ponies.
FU Biden!
There’s no “dual” about their loyalty whatsoever. They should be deported back to wherever that place is.
This is a democrat voting mission, among other things.
They ship them into red states to work on flipping urban areas and then the state.
Over the target then. Buy more!
Guess they issed the earlier report about a dozen or more people being lined up and shot “Valentines Day Massacre” style by a Mexican drug gang.
“Migrants” should not be just “arriving” at our southern border.
Give it a week or so and they’ll be stripped quicker than a Camry
As long as they are equipped with lasers, I’m cool with it.
It depends on the breed of robot. Robot Chihuahua...not so impressive. Robot Pit Bull might do the trick.
Question:
Are these tools deployed at the legally-designated points of entry?
I’m not Latino, and I would love to personally escort all the illegals back across the border, but yeah, I’m concerned about deploying robotic weapons systems domestically as well.
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