Massachusetts State Police have quietly started using Boston Dynamics' robot dog 'Spot' in the field

Massachusetts police have begun rolling out Boston Dynamics' futuristic breed of robotic dog in a first for law enforcement anywhere. According to new documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union, the'dog,' a four-legged robot named'Spot,' has been involved in multiple police'incidents' since being introduced in August, though the full details of those cases is not yet clear. WBUR, who originally reported Spot's introduction onto the force, said police used Spot as a'mobile remote observation device' that was designed to investigate suspicious packages or sniff out where a suspect could be hiding. State police in Massachusetts have deployed Spot on two known incidents, though it's unclear exactly what those tag-alongs entailed Spot, which comes equipped with a robotic arm for opening doors and a low-light camera can be operated autonomously or manually by remote. The robot has turned heads often throughout its development for successfully carrying out feats like opening doors with its robotic arm using using a mixture of artificial intelligence and computer vision.