RoboticsMedium
N.Y.P.D. Robot Dog’s Run Is Cut Short After Fierce Backlash
- Occurred
- Apr 28, 2021
- Published
- Apr 28, 2021
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
The New York Police Department canceled a contract to use Boston Dynamics' robotic dog Spot following public backlash.
Developers
- Boston Dynamics
Deployers
- New York City Police Department
Harmed parties
- Economically vulnerable communities in New York
Classification
Category confidence: 90%
Severity confidence: 85%
Rationale: Contract cancellation due to public backlash over robotic dog deployment.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8