A newly published funding document revealed the Department of Homeland Security’s intent to spend seven figures on incorporating a different kind of “dog” to uphold national sovereignty.
Last week, globalists found themselves with a new reason to be up in arms when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorized nearly $17 million for shock gloves. Now the federal law enforcement operation appears ready to add more tech to its arsenal courtesy of Boston Dynamics and its dog-like robot, Spot.
According to details published via the Acquisition Planning Forecast System, DHS estimates between $1 million and $2 million for a contract with the company to assist operations.
The description for the acquisition forecast reads in part, ICE “has a requirement to purchase Boston Dynamics SPOT Robots and accessories support public safety and law enforcement operations by providing a remotely operated robotic capability for inspection, situational awareness, and hazard assessment in environments that may pose risks to personnel.”
“This capability helps improve officer safety, supports informed operational decision-making, and enhances DHS’s ability to respond to incidents involving dangerous, confined, unstable, or difficult-to-access areas,” added DHS, as an official confirmed to NBC News the robots won’t be used for arrests.
As it happens, law enforcement agencies in the United States have already begun implementing robots. Both Los Angeles and New York City have done so for use in hostage situations and to investigate bomb threats, among other uses.
NYPD goes high tech; deploys ‘snitchBOT’ in war on subway thugs https://t.co/C0zSSNcLvW pic.twitter.com/9B9lDGXtIZ
— BPR (@BIZPACReview) April 13, 2023
A general ethics statement from Boston Dynamics specifies, “We will not authorize nor partner with those who wish to use our robots as weapons or autonomous targeting systems. If our products are being used for harm, we will take appropriate measures to mitigate that misuse.”
Similarly, the company maintains its robots won’t be used to violate “privacy and civil rights laws.”
“We believe serving government customers tasked with preserving safety and security is in alignment with our mission as long as that work remains consistent with our terms of use, which prohibit weaponization, targeting and violation of privacy and civil rights laws,” the statement further expressed.
Attempts at furthering robotics recently saw a humanoid creation best Usain Bolt’s world record for the 100-meter dash during a trial of the World Humanoid Robot Games. Meanwhile, as competition to corner the market on new technologies has seen exponential advancements in artificial intelligence and massive pushes toward expanding the footprint of data centers, last month the Federal Communications Commission took action against the import of certain Chinese robots.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr stated, “Following President [Donald] Trump’s leadership, the FCC will continue to do our part to secure America’s critical supply chains and, with today’s action, the FCC is acting in lock step with our national security agencies to do just that,” barring foreign-produced advanced robotics and power inverters from being imported to the U.S.
Despite the use in blue cities, leftists are likely to raise a fuss about ICE’s use of robots after melting down over plans to use “conductive distraction and de-escalation devices,” otherwise described as electric gloves.
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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