RoboCop? No, RoboDog: Robotic dog rejoins New York police

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Published April 11, 2023 1:34 PM

By KAREN MATTHEWS
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials have unveiled three new high-tech policing devices including a robotic dog that critics called creepy when it first joined the police pack 2 1/2 years ago. The new devices also include a GPS tracker for stolen cars and a cone-shaped security robot. Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said the technology will be rolled out in a manner that is transparent and consistent. Sewell joined Mayor Eric Adams and other officials Tuesday at a Times Square press conference where the security robot and the mechanical canine nicknamed Digidog were displayed.

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