Published:
15 Apr 2021 00:27 GMT
The electronic device surprised witnesses, who compared it to the R2-D2, the endearing robot from the Star Wars movie saga.
The appearance of a robot dog surprised witnesses to the arrest of a man by the New York (US) police, as shown in a video that went viral on social networks, local media reports.
The recording shows how several officers handcuffed the detainee, identified as Luis Gonzales, 41 years old. Immediately after, the electronic device appears behind the arrested person, walking around the area before entering a building and going to bed.
“I had never seen anything like this in my life”, the woman who recorded the images is heard. “That sh * t moves better than a dog! “another witness exclaimed. Then the author of the video confirms that it is R2-D2, referring to the famous robot from the movie saga ‘Star Wars’.
A police representative said they went to a block of buildings in Manhattan after receiving a tip about a domestic dispute over a possible firearm. Apparently Gonzales had locked his wife and a baby in the apartment.
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After two hours of negotiating with the man, the police managed to surrender him without using the robot dog. Likewise, it was detailed that the incident ended without injuries.
The use of robots by the New York Police Department has been under scrutiny since the ‘Digidog’ – as this unit is called – was first spotted in the Bronx in February of this year. Some politicians have criticized its use, such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is the one robot monitoring
New York City Councilor Ben Kallos introduced legislation last month to prohibit police from using “armed” robots. The costs of these units have not been disclosed at this time.
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