The use of drone technology by police enforcement in the United States has become a contentious subject, mainly in part to the development of drone technology within law police during the pandemic last year. Just over a month ago, a robot dog dubbed as Spot or “Digidog” became part of the surveillance discourse after the New York Police Department was criticized for using it. The NYPD had given up Spot, a Boston Dynamics robot, by the end of April. While it’s easy to conclude that the dog was “killed” because of public outcry, NYPD spokesman Edward D. Riley told Government Technology via email in late April that Spot “is not a surveillance tool” and was only being evaluated for a short period.
Source: https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/the-early-chronicles-of-spot-the-robot-police-dog
