NYPD Robo-Dog “Digidog“ Deployed in NYC

February 23 2021 Bronx, New York – At around 3 am police responded to a call regarding a home invasion in the Bronx. Police believed that the suspect has barricaded himself inside the residence, NYPD hostage negotiaton team and TARU were on the scene. Also on the scene was an NYPD Robo-dog. Robot Dog name is Digidog. It weighs about 70 pounds and is able to run about three and a half miles per hour and climb stairs. It’s covered with cameras and lights to get a real-time look at things. Apparently you can buy your own robo-dog from Boston Dynamics for $74,500 According the police scanners, incident has been going on since early morning hours and that anyone in the apartment could be a suspect, possibly two suspects armed with guns involved in the home invasion. We were unable to confirm this information with the police. NYPD has confirmed that upon entry nobody was inside. Video by Daniel Valls (FNTV ) Desk@ for licensing