New York City Brings Back Dystopian Robot Police Dogs

April 13, 2023

‘Digidog is out of the pound,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared, not ominously.

by C.J. Ciaramella Reason.com

The New York Police Department (NYPD) is reintroducing robot police dogs after scrapping their rollout in 2021 due to public backlash.

Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the return of “digidog,” the NYPD’s nickname for a four-legged remote-control robot, at a Times Square press conference Tuesday demonstrating several new pieces of police equipment.

‘Digidog is out of the pound,” Adams declared. “Digidog is now part of the tool kit that we are using.”

Look at these little freaks in action: