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Boston Dynamics employees protest ICE robot dog deal

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Hundreds of Boston Dynamics employees have signed a petition demanding the halt of robot dog sales to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Company leadership has maintained the contract, asserting the robots will not be weaponized and will be used solely for non-combative purposes such as radiation and toxic gas detection.

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Over 300 Boston Dynamics employees protest ICE robot dog deal
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  1. 1Unclassified fact stationSep 25, 00:00recorded Oct 27, 03:24single sourcerevised

    Boston Dynamics employees protest ICE robot dog deal

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    Boston Dynamics
    Action：
    employees signed petition
    Object：
    halt sale of robot dogs to ICE
    Occurred (fact side)：
    Sep 25, 00:00
    Ars Technica · AI ↗Report pageRevision 2 · currently revised
    Published (valid side)：
    Oct 27, 02:50
    First seen (known side)：
    Oct 27, 03:24
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    Over 300 Boston Dynamics employees protest ICE robot dog deal

    Report first recorded Oct 27, 03:24

    More than 300 Boston Dynamics employees signed a petition urging executives to halt the sale of robot dogs to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The petition, shared with local media, argues the deal poses significant risk to the company's reputation, despite executives stating the robots will not be weaponized and are intended for detecting radiation and toxic gas leaks.

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