Technology is changing the way people do things so quickly and so dramatically that it’s getting hard to keep up. Even law enforcement isn’t immune to a high-tech upgrade. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has made use of K-9 units for years, but their newest acquisition is something different. “Spot” is a 70-pound robotic dog, one capable of a lot of the tasks that might otherwise have to be done by officers:
The Los Angeles Police Department is defending their new robot dog, promising it will never be weaponized after critics of the new apparatus vocalized concerns about its effects on communities, according to a report.
The four-legged machine named “Spot” was designed by Boston Dynamics. It is akin to a Golden Retriever in size and agility, and weighs about 70 pounds, as reported by KTLA.
Spot can open doors, pick up objects, drag items weighing up to 50 pounds and can…
