ICE could soon deploy Boston Dynamics’ robot dogs, a move raising concerns among some activists about surveillance, control and potential misuse.

  • SippyCup@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Don’t James Bond what you can MacGuiver.

    The Boston Dynamics dogs have a number of failsafe stop modes. One of which is loss of controller connection. Which can be made from some shit from the hardware store and a circuit board you can order online.

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      2 days ago

      I’ll just accumulate a big pile of bent up paperclips and when the robot crosses my gate, I’ll dump it all on it. Then as the robot waddles around, I’ll use a big magnet to clam him down while I go looking for the shutoff switch.