Friday, March 29, 2024

ROBOT POLICE DOG SHOT

By Bob Walsh

 

 Robot Dog 'Roscoe' Takes Bullets in Standoff, Showcasing Valor and Technological Prowess in Barnstable Incident

 
The Massachusetts State Police have several robots, mostly for bomb disposal work.  Among them is Roscoe, a robotic dog.  They sent him into a house in Barnstable earlier this month to look for a barricaded suspect in a house, along with two other robots.  The suspect was located in the basement.  He knocked the robot dog over twice, then shot it a time or two, disabling its comms.  He also shot a swimming pool.  I confess I am not sure why he shot the swimming pool.  Maybe he thought it was coming after him.
 
The cops eventually teargassed the asshole and the asshole was taken into custody.
 
Roscoe went back to Boston Dynamics, the manufacturer, who are swapping him for another robot dog.  They are keeping Roscoe to study him.  
 
EDITOR'S NOTE: Roscoe RIP - rest in pieces.

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