The agency bought the robots without seeking competing bids, and chose a version built to detect chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazards.
Weird how these companies always name things like "Cerberus" and "Palantir" and we're not supposed to take the implications seriously, that they intended to do evil shit.
Can't wait to see some of the illiterate, unvetted, racist idiots they've hired at ICE try to use these, especially with the level of training given these thugs so far....
Agree. Only thing these should be used for is explosives detection and retrieval, and hazardous substance detection. Never as weapons against humans. Time for a strong bill in congress. Good luck with that.
Does anyone believe that DHS, police departments, or other authorities will NOT use these monsters against people? I hope this will be included in the Democratic agenda: outlaw robot dogs. This must fall under some sort of norm or law or Constitutional issue--breaking and entering without a judicial warrant, cruel &/or unusual punishment, intimidation, due process, something. If not, it should. This ugly sci-fi dystopian nonsense has to stop. We are human beings.
Weird how these companies always name things like "Cerberus" and "Palantir" and we're not supposed to take the implications seriously, that they intended to do evil shit.
Can't wait to see some of the illiterate, unvetted, racist idiots they've hired at ICE try to use these, especially with the level of training given these thugs so far....
The name Cerberus is appropriate. The US is being made into a kind of hell, so of course we need Hades multi-headed guard dog at the infinite border.
Agree. Only thing these should be used for is explosives detection and retrieval, and hazardous substance detection. Never as weapons against humans. Time for a strong bill in congress. Good luck with that.
Does anyone believe that DHS, police departments, or other authorities will NOT use these monsters against people? I hope this will be included in the Democratic agenda: outlaw robot dogs. This must fall under some sort of norm or law or Constitutional issue--breaking and entering without a judicial warrant, cruel &/or unusual punishment, intimidation, due process, something. If not, it should. This ugly sci-fi dystopian nonsense has to stop. We are human beings.
What is being done to stop this particular purchase from going through?
At this point, probably nothing. It first appeared on DHS procurement forecasts in August. As of Friday, the contract is already signed.
Famously, no one ever managed to get past Cerberus. Unless they were super strong or drugged him or sang nicely or brought snacks.