Robotic police dogs: Useful hounds or dehumanizing machines?

Matt O’Brien and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher report:

If you’re homeless and looking for temporary shelter in Hawaii’s capital, expect a visit from a robotic police dog that will scan your eye to make sure you don’t have a fever.

That’s just one of the ways public safety agencies are starting to use Spot, the best-known of a new commercial category of robots that trot around with animal-like agility.

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