{"id":8106,"date":"2026-08-31T17:08:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T17:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=8106"},"modified":"2026-08-31T17:08:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T17:08:38","slug":"ice-explores-purchasing-robot-dogs-in-enforcement-tech-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=8106","title":{"rendered":"ICE explores purchasing robot dogs in enforcement tech push"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>By Alicia A. Caldwell, Bloomberg<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration is exploring adding robot dogs to the expanding arsenal being used by federal immigration authorities as they seek to boost arrests and deportations across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=8104\">Volunteers rescue climber stranded on small ledge in California\u2019s Sierra Nevada<\/a><\/p>\n<p>US Immigration and Customs Enforcement posted a market-research notice Friday saying the agency was looking into the purchase of \u201cquadruped unmanned ground vehicles,\u201d known as robotic dogs, along with a draft of the robot specifications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0ICE awards $16.7 million contract to buy 6,000 pairs of gloves that deliver electric shocks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The posting comes amid concerns from civil liberties groups about plans to increase funding for ICE as the agency faces questions over the use of force in President Donald Trump\u2019s aggressive deportations drive. The agency has signaled it plans to boost spending on enforcement technology, including as much as $20 million to outfit ICE agents and officers with electric shock gloves, which deliver a debilitating shock to a person when used directly on the skin.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=8102\">What\u2019s new at Lake Tahoe for Labor Day Weekend?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to NBC News, which first reported the agency\u2019s interest in the dog-like quadruped robots, the government is looking to spend at least $2 million on the robots. ICE\u2019s market research posting stipulates there\u2019s no guarantee the government will solicit a future order.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=8090\">Bill to help make Northern California wildfire survivors whole moves ahead after unanimous state Senate vote<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More stories like this are available on bloomberg.com<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a92026 Bloomberg L.P.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Trump administration is exploring adding robot dogs to the expanding arsenal being used by federal immigration authorities as they seek to boost arrests and deportations across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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