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III Robot

Police in Upper Marlboro, Md., didn't have many good options when confronted with the case of a 91-year-old man barricaded in his house with a shotgun. They found his 59-year-old nephew dead outside, so they knew he was serious. They just weren't sure what about, since he suffers from dementia and was “incoherent”. Worse, tear gas didn't faze him a bit. Police ended the siege 31 hours later with a robot, which knocked the unnamed man off his feet and allowed officers to rush in and take him into custody. (AP) ...But does the command to the robot have to be “sic 'im!”?


Publication Date: 6 August 2000

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