A robot in the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (LASD) has subdued a man by sneaking up behind him and grabbing his gun.

Brock Ray Bunge was in a field, having run from the LASD. Bunge was being pursued for allegedly attempting to kill one person and robbing two others. He had created a barrier between himself and law enforcement, built out of dirt, fence and and leaves. Armed with a rifle, Bunge was able to effectively fend off the LASD, which was entering its seventh hour of its standoff with Bunge when they decided to bring in the robot.

The LASD's bot what appears to be a $300,000 Remotec ANDROS 56B robot, built by Northrup Grumman. According to the website for the 56B, it has an "integrated arm, gripper & articulator sensors supply OCU with real-time feedback on position & rotation using on-screen graphics."

All came into play when the LAS decided to surprise Bunge. Concerned about the 56B's noise, they distracted Bunge with loud speeches on a PA system and doing a flyover in a helicopter. Bunge was not holding the rifle at the time, and didn't even notice the 56B coming up from behind and grabbing the gun. "He looked up," according to the LASD statement, "and realized his gun was gone and he was exposed." Presumably embarrassed, Bunge then surrendered without incident.

The last time police robots were in the news, they were creating violence as opposed to stopping it when the Dallas Police Department used one to kill an active shooter.

Source: Gizmodo via Los Angeles Times

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