Posted on 12/15/2020 10:08:16 PM PST by RomanSoldier19
The New York Police Department’s new robot dog will receive a special robotic arm for opening doors and moving objects next month, according to a new report from ABC7 in New York. The existence of the NYPD’s robot was first revealed in late October after it assisted in the apprehension of a suspect in Brooklyn. But details about what the Boston Dynamics robot actually did during that arrest remain a mystery.
“This dog is going to save lives, protect people, and protect officers, and that’s our goal,” Frank Digiacomo, the NYPD’s Technical Assistance Response Unit Inspector, told ABC7 in a news report that aired Thursday.
Thursday’s local TV report was the first public display of the NYPD’s new four-legged robot, which has a max speed of 3 miles per hour, 360-degree video capabilities, and can carry up to 30 pounds. The robot, which the NYPD has named Digidog, is operated by remote control and can also climb stairs.
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One more for the road. Robot dog and real dog:
https://www.theverge.com/2016/2/29/11137324/dogs-vs-robots-boston-dynamics-spot
Defund the police, get a robot. high initial cost but no salary, benefits, or pension. And the radar aimed gun never misses.
high costs?
The Public-Pension Party Must End
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/08/state-public-pension-liabilities-major-reforms-needed/
That poor terrier’s brain must have been split in half by such a monstrosity.
But robot dogs are raciss, dontcha know?
Regards,
I’m pretty sure robot dogs are racist.
Fahrenheit 451 anyone?
Do they want SkyNet? Cause, this is how you get skyNet.
Hackable?
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