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Call to probe Boston police tests of 'dog' robots
Massachusetts State Police has been asked by a civil liberties group to explain how it is using robot dogs. The police force has spent the past three months testing "Spot" robot dogs. The robots, made by Boston Dynamics, are believed to have helped with several live incidents as well as training scenarios.
The American Civil Liberties Union wants details about how and where the robots were being used. Brian Heater is a a reporter with the US news website TechCrunch.
(Picture: Presentation of the SpotMini robot. Credit: Getty Images)
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