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Robot dogs engineered for the According to the press release, Automated Ground Surveillance Vehicles, or the robot dogs, were specifically engineered by the research and development arm of the DHS, the Science and Technology Directorate , in cooperation withGavin Kenneally, the chief product officer at Ghost Robotics, said that the firm's robot dog was bred for exactly the type of work that the CBP specializes in: “It is a rugged, quadruped robot.
The end result is a high-precision 100-pound machine that could easily be linked up to artificial intelligence capabilities already in use on the battlefield and other state-of-the-art military equipment. The question that remains is whether such measures are really necessary.
“These activities can be conducted by anyone from just a lone individual, all the way up to transnational criminal organizations, terrorists or hostile governments—and everything in between.” Becker added that border agents and officers have to deal with rugged terrain, high heat and humidity, and dangerous individuals who wish to do harm. S&T program manager Brenda Long explained that the new robot dogs are equipped to show a significant amount of mission adaptability making them an ideal fit for the CBP.
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