HPD: Robot dogs help end standoff after man went door-to-door armed with gun, knife. Police said the man barricaded himself in one of the rooms after he was seen threatening people.

SPOT, HPD's controversial robot dog at HONU (Honolulu Police Department) “Deliver food and water and actually watched over the person while the (Department of Health) ...

HPD’s robot dog Spot helps keep COVID numbers down Posted: Aug 27, 2021 / 01:40 PM HST. ... — The Honolulu Police Department provided an update on its newest tool which is a robot dog.

The robot was purchased with part of Honolulu’s $386 million in federal CARES Act money, of which $40 million was granted to HPD by then-mayor Kirk Caldwell.

May 15—The controversial robotic dog that the Honolulu Police Department purchased with federal relief funds last year will be useful for years, the department said. Known as Spot, the robot HPD ...

The first Honolulu City Council meeting of the year will include a discussion on recent purchases made by the Honolulu Police Department (HPD), which includes a robotic dog with a six-figure price … ...

The HPD made some other major purchases with its share of the CARES Act funding, including dropping more than $27,000 on a drone, $500,000 on ATVs, and $4.1 million on trucks, according to ...

Just over a month ago, a robot dog, also known as Spot or “Digidog,” became part of the conversation about surveillance as the New York Police Department faced criticism for utilizing the machine.

HPD spent so much on a robot dog that it made national headlines. Now that $150,000 gadget hasn't been used it in 4 years. Hawaii News Now Sunrise.

The Honolulu Police Department bought Spot the Robotic Dog with federal COVID-19 relief funds, noting that it could do temperature checks at a screening site for the homeless. Now vaccines are ...

The robot, designed and manufactured by Boston Dynamics, was purchased with CARES Act money in 2020 and is for outreach and community care use, including providing medical care and temperature-taking.