From a story on politico.com by Joe Anuta headlined “‘Digidogs’ are the latest crime-fighting technology. Privacy advocates are terrified.”:

On a Harlem street this summer, New Yorkers caught a glimpse of the future.

Strutting between a logjam of NYPD vehicles blocking an intersection was one of the NYPD’s newest recruits: a robotic canine called Digidog that was emblazoned with the department’s blue and white colors and outfitted with a number of high-tech accessories.