"Robotic Police Dog 'Roscoe' Saves Lives in Massachusetts Standoff"

A robotic dog named Roscoe, part of the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad, was shot three times while helping avert a standoff involving an armed suspect in a Barnstable house. The incident highlighted the benefits of using mobile platforms like the SPOT robot in tactical missions, preventing the need to insert human operators and potentially avoiding a police officer being involved in an exchange of gunfire. Boston Dynamics, the company behind the robot, stated that it was the first time one of their robots had been shot. The robotic dog will be sent to the company for repairs, while a new unit will be provided to state police.