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USA: The strange dog robot was first tested by the police, many people were afraid

Friday, 11/29/2019 09:00 AM (GMT+7)

The strange dog robot was secretly tested by the US police for 3 months, causing many people to be concerned about the purpose of using them.

CNN reported on November 27 that the Massachusetts police became the first law enforcement agency to use Spot, a dog-like robot.

Boston Dynamics, the company that makes Spot, introduced the robotic dogs in September and worked with Massachusetts state police to test Spot’s ability to function in the real world.

One Spot joined the Massachusetts police bomb squad for 90 days to see how it performed in situations with bombs, hazardous objects or dangerous suspects. Spot will instead approach the object or suspicious object and check it. This reduces the danger to the police.

In the video posted by The Sun, the Spots can open doors, overcome obstacles and move quite flexibly.

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The image of the Spot robot opening the door

A Massachusetts state police spokesman said Spot is being used as “a portable remote observation device” to track suspicious activity.

“At the moment, our concern is exposing this Spot to situations that are too dangerous for humans but still require information to be collected,” a police spokesman said.

The joint agreement between Boston Dynamics and US police for the use of Spot includes a condition that the robot dogs are not used to “attack or threaten people”.

However, this condition did not dispel the fears of members of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

“The rollout of this technology happened so quickly that we didn’t have time to react,” an ACLU statement said.

The group wants clarification on issues like: Who will use Spot? How to use them? Who are they up against and do they carry weapons?

Meanwhile, Boston Dynamics plans to sell dog-like robots in the next few months. Their specific dates and prices have not been revealed.

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