Security News > 2022 > December > San Francisco terminates explosive killer cop bots
San Francisco legislators this week changed course on their killer robot policy, banning the police from using remote-control bots fitted with explosives.
"This fight isn't over, but we are grateful that the board explicitly banned police robots with deadly force," San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston said in a statement following Tuesday's decision to send the policy back to the drawing board.
After cornering the suspect in a local building, police strapped an explosive charge onto a bomb-disposal robot, which detonated near the suspect, killing him.
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San Francisco's earlier stance on killer robots sparked protests outside of City Hall on Monday.
After the board changed course on Tuesday, EFF policy analyst Matthew Guariglia said the netizen rights' group was "Very pleased" with the killer robot ban.