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minus-squarealyaza [they/she] ( alyaza@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 years agogoes without saying: this is bad! practically speaking though, what is the utility here–is it the same principle as remote-controlled bombs that some PDs have?
minus-squarevxnxnt ( hamborgr@feddit.de ) OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 years agoI’m not entirely sure, but the Lt. of the PD was quoted giving this hypothetical scenario in which such a robot could be useful: “I mean, is it possible we have an active shooter in a place we can’t get to? And he’s fortified inside a house? Or we’re trying to get to a person —”
goes without saying: this is bad! practically speaking though, what is the utility here–is it the same principle as remote-controlled bombs that some PDs have?
I’m not entirely sure, but the Lt. of the PD was quoted giving this hypothetical scenario in which such a robot could be useful: