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Police departments deploy weaponized ROBOT DOGS amid civil liberties concerns

Summary by Activist Post
Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot (valued at $100,000+) is now deployed in 60+ U.S. and Canadian bomb squads and SWAT teams. Used in hostage situations, bomb threats and hazardous environments, replacing human officers in high-risk scenarios. Critics warn of creeping authoritarianism, comparing robotic policing to dystopian surveillance states. NYPD’s Digidog program was suspended in 2021due to public backlash but reintroduced by Mayor Eric Adams, spa…
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Activist Post broke the news in on Wednesday, December 10, 2025.
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