Boston Dynamics employees sign petition to stop sale of robot dogs to ICE
Hundreds of Boston Dynamics employees signed a petition asking executives to halt the sale of robot dogs to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), but executives insisted on the deal, saying the robots will not be weaponized. On September 25, the Department of Homeland Security awarded Radeco a $1.3 million contract to provide ICE with four modified Spot robots.
Hundreds of Boston Dynamics employees signed a petition demanding that executives halt the sale of robot dogs to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), but executives insisted on the deal and said the robots would not be weaponized.
On September 25, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded a $1.3 million contract to Connecticut company Radeco to provide ICE with four modified Spot robots for detecting radiation, toxic gas leaks, and explosives. The petition gathered more than 300 signatures, about one-fifth of the company's 1,400 employees.
Source: Ars Technica
