ICE plans to use Boston Dynamics robot dogs to assess threats in operations

Brief retelling from RIA II

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to use robot dogs to assess threats in law enforcement operations.

The service intends to purchase Spot robots manufactured by Boston Dynamics for at least one million dollars.

Robots will be able to transmit information in real time from closed rooms and other places with an unclear situation, which will allow law enforcement officers to assess possible threats in advance.

WASHINGTON, September 8 - RIA Novosti. The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to use robot dogs to assess threats to its employees in law enforcement operations, a representative of the American agency told RIA Novosti.

The US Department of Homeland Security announced at the end of August that the service intends to purchase four-legged Spot robots manufactured by Boston Dynamics for at least $1 million.

“This robotic platform provides law enforcement officials with an additional tool to safely assess potentially dangerous situations before putting officers or the public at risk,” an ICE spokesperson explained to the agency.

As the department informed, robots will be able to transmit information in real time from closed rooms and other places with unclear conditions. This will allow law enforcement officers to assess possible threats in advance and decide on further actions.