VIDEO: The Milwaukee Fire Department’s Hazardous Materials, or HAZMAT, team is getting a glimpse into the future.
For the Republican National Convention, the team has been equipped with a ‘quadropet’ robotic drone dog that they’ve been calling ‘Spot.’
’Spot’ is adding a new layer of safety, not just for RNC attendees, but also for firefighters standing at the ready to respond.
The robotic drone dog can respond should a major thermal, radiological, asphyxiation, chemical, ideological, or mechanical event happen during the convention.
The dog is equipped with sensors and AI technology to help detect levels of radiation and other substances.
“The main thing that this does is that it lets us get into areas where I don’t have to send a human being into a forward hazardous area to measure some of these potential hazards,” said Fire Chief Aaron Lipski.