Police officers in New York have begun using Boston Dynamic’s Digidog robots, known from videos on the network, to patrol the streets. Agency reports Associated press.
The new devices were unveiled at a press conference in Times Square. The city’s first robotic police dog was hired by former mayor Bill de Blasio in 2020.
Eric Adams, the current president of New York, made sure that he would not succumb to the persuasion of the critics and abandon the robot dog like his predecessor. “I’m trying to find the best for the city,” said the mayor.
Adams said that the remote-controlled 32-kilogram Digidog will also be used in dangerous situations such as hostage situations. “If you have an armed suspect and hostages inside the building, then instead of sending the police, we will send the Digidog there,” he said.
The AP noted that there were critics of the idea of launching robops, questioning the need for high-tech devices to improve the metropolitan’s safety.
“This is the latest example of Mayor Adams overspending the NYPD’s inflated budget,” said Ileana Mendez-Penate, director of the United Nations police reform program for Police Reform.
It was previously reported that Digital Realty company from Switzerland came. robot dog hired to the data center to regularly patrol the building.
Source: Gazeta
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