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San Francisco Police Department asks to use KILLER ROBOTS: Cops want to equip their 12 bomb disposal bots with live ammunition - after Dallas force used one to killed active shooter
2022-11-26
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
Makes more sense than having perfectly good policemen blown away.
Posted by:Skidmark

#10  Now Robby the Robot needs a hepatitis booster.
Posted by: Super Hose   2022-11-26 14:40  

#9  ROVs I think.

San Francisco PD Proposes Letting Robots Kill Suspects
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-11-26 14:08  

#8  Robots, or remote operated vehicles?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-11-26 10:16  

#7  In SF, of course. It is THE POINT to have a human behind the trigger. This is wrong on so many levels, but then here we are - sprinting to our demise that is of our own making.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2022-11-26 09:58  

#6  Taking control is of limited value. Disabling it and stripping it of its weaponry will probably be the usual play.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-11-26 08:40  

#5  Start with your Roomba.
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-11-26 08:34  

#4  Being ITSEC, I have to wonder how hard it would be to compromise the Wireless transmission and take control?

I guess I now have a project for this weekend.

Posted by: NN2N1   2022-11-26 05:16  

#3  ðŸ™ƒ
Posted by: Dron66046   2022-11-26 02:52  

#2  These might work very well for midnight SWAT raids on unsuspecting civilians.
"Knock,knock"
"Who's there?"
"Drone"
"Drone who?"
KA-BOOM!
Posted by: Gromble Dribble4342   2022-11-26 02:00  

#1  Robots would be necessary inside a building. But drones are proving to be exceptionally lethal out in the open.
Posted by: Mad Eye Omeretch7959   2022-11-26 00:39  

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