Drones at Home: Public Safety Drones

Today the Center for the Study of the Drone published “Public Safety Drones,” an in-depth study on the acquisition of drones by police, sheriff, and other public safety agencies in the U.S. This is the second instalment in a three-part series on drone use and regulations at the local level in the …

Law Enforcement Robots Datasheet

  [gview file=”http://dronecenter.bard.edu/files/2016/07/LEO-Robots-CSD-7-16-1.pdf”]       Background Robots are an increasingly common sight in U.S. police departments. These unmanned ground vehicles are used for roles that are deemed too hazardous for law enforcement officers, such as inspecting and disarming explosive ordnance. The influx of robots into civilian law enforcement agencies …