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Police at Weatherford College acquired this MARCbot IV robot through a
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Dallas' sophisticated an officer in harm’s way.” ees got the robot running,
robot was authorized for pur- John Pye, an engineer As such small depart-
chase in 2008 by the City who helped design the ments acquire the robots,
Council. MARCbot IV when the U.S. legal experts say it’s up to
Dallas Police Chief David Army sought something that officers and policymakers to
Brown said in a press confer- soldiers could use to exam-
ence that the department ine suspected explosives,
bought its robot, a Remotec said it can be easily impro-
Andros Mark V-Al, for vised,
about $151,000.
But at least 17 other fed-
eral, state and local law
enforcement agencies in
Texas have obtained robots,
as well, according to the
Center for the Study of the
Drone.
Those robots were deliv-
ered through a federal pro-
gram that repurposes mili-
tary equipment for law
enforcement at little or no
cost to the agencies.
The center studied public
contracts and documents to
research use of the robots. Its
survey does not include
equipment purchased
through channels outside the
military surplus program.
Wolfe City, which has a
three-officer department in
Hunt County, north of
Greenville, has two
MARCbot IVs. The
Multifunction Agile Remote
Controlled Robots were
obtained through the federal
surplus program.
“We have some remotely
operated camera systems,”
said Chief Jeff Honea. “By
no means is it a 'bomb
robot.'”
In Texas, according to the
center's research, 99 of
When the college's robots
arrived with dead batteries, a
'That’s what happened in the department had to “iden- local auto dealer provided a
tify a threat without putting charger, and college employ-
sophisticated an officer in harm’s way.”
John Pye, an engineer
AUSTIN - Dallas police
may have been the first in the
country to use a robot to
deploy a bomb to kill a sus-
pect, according to those
familiar with the technology.
It's a safe bet they won’t
be the last.
Various styles and models
of robots are in the hands of
law enforcement agencies
throughout Texas and the
country. Though not
designed to deliver explo-
sives, most of the robots
could be adapted for that
purposes.
The so-called "bomb
robot" in Dallas that ended a
prolonged standoff with a
suspected sniper, who had MARCbot IVs went to the The robot's movable arm, Texas School of Law, who
ambushed and killed five FBI in Dallas. At least two- designed to hold a camera, is has extensive experience in
officers at a protest, is dozen other items have been “fairly weak," said Pye. law enforcement and nation-
prompting discussion over distributed to law enforce- But it's possible to attach al security issues, said
the effectiveness and ethics ment in Texas through the something to the arm, Dallas police used their robot
surplus program. including the C-4 explosive properly.
The MARCbot IV is the that Dallas police used last
robots are now deployed as most commonly deployed week,
small packages of peace- robot in Texas and through-
keeping equipment.
hurt innocent bystanders,”
Weatherford College said Sievert. “The police
police, 30 miles west of Fort have to be careful that there’s
Worth, also obtained two no collateral damage.”
The devices weigh 32 MARCbot IVs through the
pounds, stand a little over a federal program, which has
“I don’t think there are
any concerns, as long as
Alternately, one could police are very careful not to
out the country, at least of simply place an explosive on use any technology that may
Robots can be deployed those acquired through the the body of the robot, itself.
in a variety of circumstances, federal program, according
from grabbing and disposing to the center.
. of suspected explosives to
spying on someone who has
barricaded themselves.
Arthur Holland Michel, foot tall, and wheel along on increased shipments as the drones is ongoing.
co-director of the Center for four fat tires. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan “The technology matures
, the Study of the Drone at have wound down. faster than the ethics have
Bard College in New York, The robots originally The robots at the college been able to keep up. That’s
said a robot by any other were valued at $10,000 each, were war veterans and set the the issue right now," he said,
name is a robot. but Honea said Wolfe City school back about $30 for —John Austin covers the
“The MARCbot has been obtained its equipment for shipping. According to the Texas Statehouse for CNHI's
> used to carry explosives in the cost of shipping. college, one of robot was newspapers and websites.
Iraq,” he said. “That’s not Honea said he wanted the missing a wheel and was Reach him at
I what it’s marketed for, but in remote-controlled robots, used for parts. jaustin@cnhi.com.
the heat of battle, sometimes which can be equipped to
you improvise. use tools or devices, in case
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