Robots offer potential for public safety, but state governments — working with a big name in robotics — are grappling with ...

The bill specifically bans the sale, transfer, modification, operation, or equipping of robots or drones with mounted weapons. Prohibited weapons include firearms, stun guns, chemical agents, lasers, ...

In addition, the ethical concerns and possible hazards of unmanned systems will remain despite the possibility of domestic use of military aircraft by police units. With ever-advancing robotics ...

A state police swat team member readies a robot on May 10 ... That idea may have precedent in the way the U.S. military and intelligence agencies use drones for targeted killing operations.

The question of potentially lethal robots has rarely cropped up in public discourse in California as more than 500 police and sheriffs departments seek approval for their military-grade weapons ...

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office and Dublin Police will soon use drones as first responders in some cases. Dublin Police ...

The Arcadia Police Department released an annual report Tuesday on the costs and usage of the department’s military equipment such as a mobile command post, SWAT reconnaissance robot and firearm ...

Members of a special section of the Metropolitan Police Department gathered Tuesday at Metro’s Southeast Area Command to introduce a special member of their team: a crime-fighting robot.