US tests of robotic patrol dogs on Mexican border prompt outcry
by Oliver Holmes from US news | The Guardian on (#5VSES)
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The US is testing robotic patrol dogs along its frontier with Mexico that it says could provide mechanical reinforcements" for border guards, in a move criticised by a leading domestic rights group as a civil liberties disaster".
Adding to the outcry, the company that developed the dogs, Ghost Robotics, has previously showcased a four-legged robot that has a sniper rifle attached to its back.
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