Crime & Safety
St. Petersburgh Police Department: The Dog
SPOT is a remote-control robotic dog that can climb stairs, open doorknobs, and move over rough or uneven terrain. It can be used.
02-14-22
For Immediate Release
Report number: 2022- Date of original release: 02-14-22 Release posted on 02-14-22 at 10:30 a.m.
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SPOT is a remote-control robotic dog that can climb stairs, open doorknobs, and move over rough or uneven terrain. It can be used in extraordinary situations that involve a threat to human life and/or risk for First Responders, including: active shooter response, hostage situations, search and rescue in an unstable building, exposure to biological or chemical hazards, mass casualty incidents, and natural disasters.
How the St. Petersburg Police Dept. will use SPOT:
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No public funds were used to purchase SPOT. The Speer Foundation, created by the Speer family, including Brett and Lisa Speer Vickers, residents of St. Petersburg and local business owners of Realty ONE Group Sunshine, provided the funds to purchase SPOT.
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