Robot, Human Injured In Florida Standoff
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Tuesday, 30 of October , 2007 at 5:04 am
A five hour armed standoff with a suicidal elderly man in a North Fort Myers, Florida trailer park ended in the evening of October 27 when a sheriff’s bomb disposal robot was shot. “As night was beginning to fall, deputies stepped-up their tactics by using a bomb robot to assist [in reconnaissance?]. The subject shot at the robot, breaking the robot’s lens, and then deputies subdued the man.” The man was taken to the hospital, but it’s unclear whether it was for a physical or mental reason. No word on the condition of the robot, but getting shot at is exactly what it’s there for.
[ WINK News ] VIA [ Engadget ]
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