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Boston Dynamics should not sell robot dogs to ICE for use in immigration enforcement.

TechnologyLaw EnforcementEthicsOct 26, 2026score 1.422 posts · 5 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses a protest by over 300 Boston Dynamics employees who are attempting to block the sale of robot dogs to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The employees are expressing concerns regarding the potential risks and ethical implications of using robotics for immigration enforcement.

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Boston Dynamics should not sell robot dogs to ICE for use in immigration enforcement.
Parent: RoboticsEntity: Boston DynamicsSub-entity: robot dogsImpact: mixedDate: Oct 26, 2026 - Oct 27, 2026Target: sale of robot dogs to ICE

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Boston Dynamics employees want to block sale of robot dogs to ICE US robotics company stands by ICE deal as more than 300 employees warn of risk. https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/boston-dynamics-employees-want-to-block-sale-of-robot-dogs-to-ice/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
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ICE Plan to Buy Robot Dogs Spurs Protest from Hundreds of Boston Dynamics Employees Hundreds of employees at the US robotics firm Boston Dynamics signed a petition calling for executives to halt a sale of the company’s robot dogs to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement—but executives stood by the deal, while saying the robots would not be weaponized https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/boston-dynamics-employees-want-to-block-sale-of-robot-dogs-to-ice/ #BlackMirror #BlackMastodon
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#ArsTechnica #Tech Boston Dynamics employees want to block sale of robot dogs to ICE https://arstechni.ca/8gz3
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ICE plan to buy robot dogs spurs protest from hundreds of Boston Dynamics employees https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/boston-dynamics-employees-want-to-block-sale-of-robot-dogs-to-ice/ US robotics company stands by ICE deal as more than 300 employees warn of risk.
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🦾 ICE wants robot dogs. Boston Dynamics' workers urge company to 'cancel the sale' 「 Employees wrote in a petition, obtained by WBUR and sent in early September to company leadership, that the sale hurts Boston Dynamics' image and "presents us as working directly with ICE" as the agency has "worked to sow fear" across the country 」 https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/10/23/boston-dynamics-employees-petition-dhs #robotics #ice #immigration
6 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Oct 27, 2026
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