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‘This is not playtime, this is real-time’: Mayor Adams defends Digidog and other robotic uses by NYPD, FDNY

By Dean Moses Posted on April 25, 2023
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Mayor Eric Adams joined top FDNY and NYPD brass at the Fire Academy on Randall’s Island on Tuesday to showcase new technology the department called “instrumental” when responding to the garage collapse in the Financial District last week.

“This is not playtime, this is real-time,” Hizzoner charged, rebuking accusations that the robotic surveillance devices like “Digidog” are nothing but overpriced toys.

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‘This is not playtime, this is real-time’: Mayor Adams defends Digidog and other robotic uses by NYPD, FDNY

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