(AMERICAN MILITARY NEWS) – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is getting closer to deploying robot dogs to the U.S.-Mexico border.
According to a DHS news release on Tuesday, the department’s research and development arm – the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) – is offering U.S. Customs and Border Protection robot-dog technology that can enhance the agency’s capabilities and safety.
S&T describes the robot dogs as “quadruped mechanical reinforcements” that are designed to “better allocate resources.” The program’s goal is to “force-multiply” CBP’s presence on the border, in addition to reducing the amount of human exposure to life-threatening situations.
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