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- > will be used in operations deemed unsafe for human agents, like hazardous gas detection, search and rescue, as well as suspicious package investigations
Cyberpunk, albeit a nothing-burger.
These are not the metal-toothed cartoon dogs you so badly want them to be.
- These things are not safe, and they are deliberately using them on people who can't sue and defend themselves.
This will not end well if you have any respect for basic human rights (even for non-US citizens).
by hungryhobbit - They dont.by cyanydeez
- Evocative of the Robocop movie.by ncr100
- It also feels like an alpha test, without risk were it to be conducted on citizens.by e40
- In what way are they not safe?
Unless you strap a gun to one (which they are not doing afaik) how could they actually cause harm to a human?
by Dig1t - Is it specifically the camera or the single robotic arm meant for manipulating hazardous objects — which resembles a grocery store claw game — that you likely believe is biting into illegal immigrants' legs like a robotic German shepherd?
You have not done the bare minimum of research before blasting out your hilariously melodramatic comment.
- I see several comments on this chat referencing "innocent Americans".
Might I suggest "innocent people?"
Thanks.
- a former US immigrant, who left when things got spicy
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