Brawley introduces first robot police dog in Imperial County
Karina Bazarte
BRAWLEY, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – The Brawley Police Department (BPD) is introducing a new member on their squad.
BPD say Max is the first robot dog in all of Imperial County.
Brawley Police Chief Jimmy Duran says the idea is to help protect officers and anyone around a dangerous situation.
“The idea is to send Max and hopefully scout. It does have thermal as well, so he can see if the individual is hiding. He sees the body heat, even if it’s dark. Max can see right through that, so that is our idea and we find the individual and maybe we can talk him down rather than engaging with our officers,” said Chief Duran.
BPD say Max will also attend community events all over the city.
He will start working for the city soon.