We’ve taken one small step towards robot police officers: a drone capable of disarming a suspect: In a June 22 video posted on the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office’s Instagram page, an officer wearing goggles can be seen operating a drone to retrieve a knife from an armed suspect hiding inside a cluttered house. “After not responding to negotiators, a drone was deployed inside the residence,” the post says. “Drone pilots located the suspect hi…
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The police in Sacramento, California, proudly reported that they had disarmed a suspect with a drone for the first time. However, in a video published for this purpose, the situation is less spectacular than it sounds. (Continue reading)