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Kind of sad to see the funny dancing dog robot video and then its first application for police surveillance...

bananabiscuit 6y ago
From the video in the article, it looks like the dog was deployed just to help make an arrest. Article is worded to imply the dog is in those projects permanently “surveilling” but there’s no facts to back that up.
- snypher 6y ago
  How could it possibly have helped arrest someone? Seems like it's being deployed as a chilling effect on residents.
  - bananabiscuit 6y ago
    Here’s one possibility: Suspect is presumed to be armed and violent. A robot with cameras is sent into his apartment to scout instead of risking an officers life.
    - snypher 6y ago
      I meant in this case. The article implies the human police deescalated the situation. A robot dog wouldn't make this any easier, and seems more likely to escalate the situation.
      - drak0n1c 6y ago
        Send a disposable non-lethal robot in first so that any misunderstanding or ambush leads to a broken robot, and not dead residents or police.
      - ilaksh 6y ago
        They said it was there as backup. So they said well, maybe we will want to send the dog in to look, we will bring it in case. Then they got there and started talking to the guy, probably behind a door since they said he was barricaded. He eventually responded to that. So the guy didn't really get to use the robot. They didn't necessarily know they would be able to get into the apartment or room or communicate with him. The dog is just a mobile camera that is more expendable than sending in a person to scout out a situation.
- peanut_worm 6y ago
  Even if it were just for an arrest it is covered in cameras
drak0n1c 6y ago
It seems that way, but it could be an improvement for all parties. If police can avoid putting themselves into high stakes face-to-face situations, the less civilians and police will die from misunderstanding or ambush. Non-lethal robots are disposable.
- alisonkisk 6y ago
  That optimistic of you. Now you have a robot that can't be reasoned with pushing it's way into people's homes, and police with guns defending the robot against the populace.
King-Aaron 6y ago
Are you in the least bit surprised?

From the video in the article, it looks like the dog was deployed just to help make an arrest. Article is worded to imply the dog is in those projects permanently “surveilling” but there’s no facts to back that up.

snypher 6y ago
How could it possibly have helped arrest someone? Seems like it's being deployed as a chilling effect on residents.
- bananabiscuit 6y ago
  Here’s one possibility: Suspect is presumed to be armed and violent. A robot with cameras is sent into his apartment to scout instead of risking an officers life.
  - snypher 6y ago
    I meant in this case. The article implies the human police deescalated the situation. A robot dog wouldn't make this any easier, and seems more likely to escalate the situation.
    - drak0n1c 6y ago
      Send a disposable non-lethal robot in first so that any misunderstanding or ambush leads to a broken robot, and not dead residents or police.
    - ilaksh 6y ago
      They said it was there as backup. So they said well, maybe we will want to send the dog in to look, we will bring it in case. Then they got there and started talking to the guy, probably behind a door since they said he was barricaded. He eventually responded to that. So the guy didn't really get to use the robot. They didn't necessarily know they would be able to get into the apartment or room or communicate with him. The dog is just a mobile camera that is more expendable than sending in a person to scout out a situation.
peanut_worm 6y ago
Even if it were just for an arrest it is covered in cameras

drak0n1c 6y ago

It seems that way, but it could be an improvement for all parties. If police can avoid putting themselves into high stakes face-to-face situations, the less civilians and police will die from misunderstanding or ambush. Non-lethal robots are disposable.

alisonkisk 6y ago
That optimistic of you. Now you have a robot that can't be reasoned with pushing it's way into people's homes, and police with guns defending the robot against the populace.

King-Aaron 6y ago

Are you in the least bit surprised?