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Re:Oakland cops hope to arm robots with lethal shotguns by rolph on Monday October 17, 2022 @11:54AM (#33235334)
they are already armed with a functional shotgun and a hand waved at it.

you can put any 12ga. cartridge in it, and that means a lot of things.

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Re:Oakland cops hope to arm robots with lethal shotguns by Ancapistani on Monday October 17, 2022 @12:38PM (#33236052)
Right. They could be using it to plant wildflowers: https://texashillcountry.com/shotgun-flower-shell/
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Re:Oakland cops hope to arm robots with lethal shotguns by rolph on Monday October 17, 2022 @12:52PM (#33236272)
exactly, it could even shoot little bits of confetti that say bang, or all sorts of non lethal things that would 100% stop the fight w/o killing.
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Re:Oakland cops hope to arm robots with lethal shotguns by Ancapistani on Monday October 17, 2022 @02:10PM (#33237506)
They could use “dragon’s breath” rounds to safely start controlled burns!

https://www.cdvs.us/product/12-gauge-dragons-breath/

To be fair, that would imply a realistic approach to wildfire management, so it’s much less likely than the wildflowers thing.

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