When the NRW police presented their first “robot dog”, the device caused a stir. “Spot” does such a good job that a second one has now been purchased. He can even access it.
Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) – Now the robot dog can also make “barrel”: The NRW police have purchased a second so-called walking robot, which also has a gripper arm. According to the responsible State Office for Central Police Services (LZPD), the experience with the first “Spot” robot was so good that a second one is now being tested.
Interior Minister Herbert Reul (CDU) presented the first walking robot – covered in police colors – in January at an appointment in the Innovation Lab of the NRW police. A little later, the device had its first major use: the investigators sent “Spot” through a devastated residential complex in Essen after a devastating fire. According to the LZPD, the first robot dog is still in use. The second is currently being “tested together with the specialist departments.”
A promotional video by the manufacturer “Boston Dynamics” shows what the robotic dog with an arm can do: It shows a “spot” robot picking things up and placing them in a container on its back. Another helps clean up the room. Curious highlight: two robotic dogs with arms play with a third skipping rope.
