ICE to use robot dogs from Boston Dynamics in deportation operations

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hungryhobbit•about 2 hours ago

These things are not safe, and they are deliberately using them on people who can't sue and defend themselves.

This will not end well if you have any respect for basic human rights (even for non-US citizens).

gnuplustoejam•about 2 hours ago

Is it specifically the camera or the single robotic arm meant for manipulating hazardous objects — which resembles a grocery store claw game — that you likely believe is biting into illegal immigrants' legs like a robotic German shepherd?

You have not done the bare minimum of research before blasting out your hilariously melodramatic comment.

JumpCrisscross•about 2 hours ago

I think it’s more that an agency that defends murderers in their ranks isn’t going to have a problem deploying something that injures innocent Americans as it tries to do whatever it’s meant to.

On the upside, I look forward to everyone at Boston Dynamics being subpoenaed for the next few years. Maybe we’ll get some new entrants from the departures.

gnuplustoejam•about 2 hours ago

> deploying something that injures innocent Americans

Except that's not what's happening here. In fact, quite the opposite, it's more like robotic PPE.

gnuplustoejam•about 2 hours ago

> will be used in operations deemed unsafe for human agents, like hazardous gas detection, search and rescue, as well as suspicious package investigations

Cyberpunk, albeit a nothing-burger.

These are not the metal-toothed cartoon dogs you so badly want them to be.

ICE to use robot dogs from Boston Dynamics in deportation operations

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