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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRobot Dog Shot in the Line of Duty, 'Roscoe' took 3 bullets in search for suspect in Massachusetts home
Robot Dog Shot in the Line of Duty'Roscoe' took 3 bullets in search for suspect in Massachusetts home
Boston Dynamics says a four-legged Spot robot that took three bullets during a standoff on Cape Cod earlier this month is the first of the robots to be shot while on duty. In a Facebook post, Massachusetts State Police said the robot dog, nicknamed Roscoe, was used to search a home for an "armed barricaded subject."
Roscoe was being remotely controlled by a bomb squad trooper when the suspect "suddenly appeared from a bedroom armed with a rifle" and knocked the robot over. "Unbeknownst to the suspect, SPOT robots have a self-righting function," police said. They said that when the suspect "realized, with apparent surprise" that Roscoe was behind him on a staircase, he knocked the robot over again and raised his rifle. "The robot suddenly lost communications."
Police said Roscoe was shot three times in the side and "neck" by the suspect, who also fired at officers, a SWAT vehicle, and another robot, NBC News reports. Juan Moreno was safely arrested in the Barnstaple home after police deployed tear gas. "We are relieved that the only casualty that day was our robot," a Boston Dynamics rep tells NBC. "It's a great example of how mobile robots like Spot can be used to save lives."
Roscoe was returned to the company to have the bullets removed, the AP reports. The company is planning to keep it for research and will send police a new robot.
https://www.newser.com/story/348298/robot-dog-shot-in-the-line-of-duty.html
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Robot Dog Shot in the Line of Duty, 'Roscoe' took 3 bullets in search for suspect in Massachusetts home (Original Post)
BlueWaveNeverEnd
Mar 28
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Roy Rolling
(6,917 posts)1. Good dog.
Good dog, Spot. Good dog, indeed. 😂
Buns_of_Fire
(17,180 posts)2. Meet Spot/Roscoe...
I've followed Boston Dynamics for a while. They do some amazing stuff. And Spot's already braver/smarter/more attractive than TSF!
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(7,930 posts)6. thx for this
Bucky
(54,013 posts)3. I'm appalled at how casual the police are being about this robot death
Karadeniz
(22,516 posts)4. Uvalde needed one.....
BlueWaveNeverEnd
(7,930 posts)5. omg... sure did.