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Hundreds of Boston Dynamics employees protest ICE robot dog purchase
Original: ICE plan to buy robot dogs spurs protest from hundreds of Boston Dynamics employees
Hundreds of Boston Dynamics employees are protesting US Immigration and Customs Enforcement's plan to buy the company's robot dogs. The purchase would see the quadruped robots used by the immigration enforcement agency, sparking internal backlash at the robotics firm. The dispute highlights growing tension over how the company's technology is deployed by government agencies.
Why now: Employees at the robotics company are publicly objecting to their technology being used by an immigration enforcement agency.
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