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       N.Y.P.D. Robot Dog's Run Is Cut Short After Fierce Backlash
        
       Author : Jun8
       Score  : 6 points
       Date   : 2021-04-28 22:13 UTC (49 minutes ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (www.nytimes.com)
        
       | Jun8 wrote:
       | "Mr. Kallos, ...[said] the device's presence in New York
       | underscored what he called the "militarization of the police." He
       | said the robotic dogs resembled those featured in the 2017
       | "Metalhead" episode of the television show "Black Mirror.""
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       | Indeed, there's a resemblance and that's because the "dogs" in
       | that episode were modeled after Boston Dynamics BigDog robot
       | (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalhead_(Black_Mirror)). Using a
       | robot with such connotations in roles where it'll frequently
       | interact with the general populace was a mistake.
        
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