ICE Plans to Spend Millions on Boston Dynamics Dog Robots
johnshades · hn · 2026-08-29
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to spend millions on Boston Dynamics' Spot robots for border patrol and law enforcement tasks. This move has sparked controversy regarding the militarization of police and privacy concerns, marking the official entry of quadrupedal robots into federal procurement lists.
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