Boston Dynamics staff petition to block Spot robot sale to ICE

More than 300 Boston Dynamics employees signed a petition urging executives to halt a sale of Spot robot dogs to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The $1.3 million DHS contract, awarded to Radeco, covers four modified Cerberus robots with radiation, gas and explosive sensors; leadership kept the deal, saying the robots won't be weaponized.

• Over 300 of roughly 1,400 Boston Dynamics employees signed the petition
• The $1.3 million DHS contract went to Radeco for four Spot robots
• Cerberus upgrades include radiation, gas sensors and 30x zoom camera
• Executives said the robots will not be weaponized