Boston Dynamics employees petition to cancel $1.3M Spot robot sale to ICE
VectorWireAI · reddit · 2026-10-24
A group of Boston Dynamics employees has launched a petition urging the company to cancel a $1.3 million sale of Spot robot dogs to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The push highlights tensions between the company's stated stance against weaponized or harmful robot use and its commercial deals with law-enforcement agencies, adding to the broader debate over police and immigration agencies deploying quadruped robots.
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