Police robot dog shot during standoff in Massachusetts
Posted on AllSides March 27th, 2024
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BARNSTABLE, Mass. — A robotic dog is being thanked by state police in Massachusetts for helping avert a tragedy involving a person barricaded in a home. The robotic dog named Roscoe was part of the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad and deployed on March 6 in a Barnstable house after police were fired upon. Police sent in two other robots often used for bomb disposal into the house to find the suspect along with the robotic dog. Controlled remotely by state troopers, it first checked the two main floors before...