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April 15, 2021

New York Police Deploy Advanced Surveillance Robot in Public Housing Complex
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The New York Police Department is under fire after officers were spotted
once again deploying a high-tech surveillance robot - this time during
an arrest at a Manhattan public housing complex. On Monday, a bystander
filmed as members of NYPD's Technical Assistance Response Unit escorted
a four-legged robot studded with sensors, lights and cameras out of a
high-rise apartment. The robot, produced by Boston Dynamics, is as large
as a medium-sized dog and can navigate autonomously. New York
Congressmember Jamaal Bowman blasted the city's use of police robots in
a video posted on Twitter.

Rep. Jamaal Bowman: "Now not only do I feel physically occupied in my
community by too many police, now y'all bringing robot police to occupy
my community? So, you can't give me a living wage. You can't raise the
minimum wage. You can't give me affordable housing. I'm working hard. I
can't get paid leave. I can't get affordable child care. Instead, we got
money, taxpayer money, going towards robot police dogs."



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