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ICE Plans to Spends Millions on Boston Dynamics Dog Robots (www.404media.co)

submitted 2 days ago by technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to buy at least a million dollars worth of robots from Boston Dynamics, the company that makes the dog-like SPOT robots, with the purpose of improving “officer safety,” according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announcement.

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[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I thought these super creepy gun mount ready robots were built to help blind people or something? Who saw this sort of abuse coming??

[–] TwodogsFighting@lemdro.id 1 points 1 day ago

Just put a kitchen gun on the mount.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Just curious, where is the battery located on these things? Perhaps a nice, spring loaded puncturing device could get through the chassis and puncture the battery

[–] areakode@riskeratspizza.com 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh no! Do you think he'll be okay?!

[–] DrunkenPirate@feddit.org 5 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Relax the battery lasts for approx 3 hrs. Did you ever wonder why these dogs aren’t used by military who asked for it? Poor battery duratipn is the answer.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago

approx 3 hrs.

I'm done for if they ever come after me. My battery lasts about 2 minutes on a good day.

[–] My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

They'll just find a way to make the droigs powered by consuming human flesh. They'll learn that they need to continuously refill on the stuff or face permanent shutdown, so they'll just get better and better at their job.

[–] gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago

3 hrs is a shitload of time to get stuff done though

[–] betanumerus@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago

"Millions"? That's about 20 dogs.

[–] queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 days ago

Time to practice my bolas throw I guess.

[–] chahn.chris@piefed.social 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Fahrenheit 451 entered the chat.

[–] Eq0@literature.cafe 5 points 2 days ago

That scene just got significantly more haunting

[–] Fishnoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Let's find out how much the robodogs care about friendly fire. Or if they require ice to have id transponders on them. Or maybe it will just treat anyone in paramilitary gear as an officer...

[–] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

With all these electronic gadgets they be deploying... wonder if they're shielded for EMP.

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh yeah? You got an emp generator handy?

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How hard can it be?

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[–] DragonAce@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Time to figure out how to start hacking those thing.

[–] Corvidae@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Red Planet's AMEE

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