ICE plan to buy robot dogs spurs protest from hundreds of Boston Dynamics employees

More than 300 Boston Dynamics employees signed a petition opposing a deal to provide ICE with modified Spot robots, while company executives stood by the contract and said the robots would not be weaponized. The DHS contract is worth $1.3 million and covers four robots modified by Radeco.

• A petition with more than 300 signatures asked Boston Dynamics executives to halt the robot-dog sale to ICE; the company has about 1,400 employees.· 1 source
• A September 25 DHS contract awarded $1.3 million to Radeco for four modified Boston Dynamics Spot robots, marketed as Cerberus.· 1 source
• Boston Dynamics said the robots would not be weaponized and that it would take action if a customer misused them; the company’s sale terms prohibit using them as weapons or to harm or intimidate people or animals.· 1 source