During a recent Zoom meeting attended by government officials, the city of Oakland in California debated whether or not law enforcement officers should be allowed to "kill people with [.]
Police officials have decided not to pursue approval to use lethal armaments on its robot. The department currently has a robot fitted with a percussion actuated nonelectric disrupter, which can fire lethal shotgun ammunition.
Oakland police are pushing to add something new to their arsenal: robots with shotguns. Although police insist they would be used only when all other options.
Police robots have been used for years to disrupt explosive devices, allowing officers to do their work from a safe distance, but now there’s an effort by.
Police robots have been used for years to disrupt explosive devices, allowing officers to do their work from a safe distance, but now there’s an effort by.