The Massachusetts State Police claim one of the members of its bomb squad has gone above and beyond in the line of duty and taken bullets for the team. However, the officer in question is not a human or even a canine, but rather “Roscoe,” the police’s specialized robot dog created by Boston Dynamics.
Rocoe’s performance during the incident impressed his human coworkers, who announced the incident on Facebook with the following headline: “ROBOT DOG ‘ROSCOE’ TAKES BULLETS FOR HIS HUMAN LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS IN BARNSTABLE INCIDENT.” Despite the glowing review from the Massachusetts State Police, the use of Boston Dynamics’ Spot by police departments has not been without controversy.
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