Ghost Robotics has supplied several branches of government with its 4-legged robots. The Department of Homeland Security plans to use signal-jamming robot dogs to carry out raids.

    • @chaospatterns
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      72 months ago

      Or just used wired connections. This is targeting wifi cameras and doorbells.

      • @Valmond
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        12 months ago

        Pull the B string patrick!

    • @itsnotits
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      01 month ago

      Time to set* up* home-defense EMPs.

  • NullPointer
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    62 months ago

    assuming the dog is remotely controlled, what’s stopping it from getting jammed?

    • @[email protected]
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      32 months ago

      Besides semi-autonomous (as the other commenter mentioned) wired control is an option for most law enforcement uses.

    • @chuckleslord
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      02 months ago

      It’s semi-autonomous, not remote controlled

  • @[email protected]
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    52 months ago

    Fuck DHS…they are a worthless boondoggle, everything they touch end up full of scandal

  • @[email protected]
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    22 months ago

    Honestly if this is rolled out I feel like any criminals expecting to be impacted by this will just do some killswitch stuff once radios go down.

    Can’t think of a good example other than one time I used a laptop’s built-in webcam to detect motion and shut down with the OS running entirely in RAM as an experiment.

    It just feels like you could “detect” Homeland Security coming by watching radios and noticing everything being down.

  • @[email protected]
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    -112 months ago

    Cool, maybe posting about it online where everyone that this might be used against can see it isn’t a good idea but whatever.