Meet the robot dogs helping with World Cup security
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Hyundai and Boston Dynamics, a robotics company, built four robots to help with World Cup security.
Zoom in: Two will be stationed at the tournament's International Broadcast Center in Dallas while two others will help at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium, which is hosting eight World Cup matches. The robot dogs are all named Spot.
How it works: The robodogs have cameras as their eyes. They will help with asset protection at the sites and report any potential security risks to the humans overseeing them, FIFA says.
The irony: While Spot bopped around the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, site of the broadcast center, on Monday, a real police dog stood outside and sniffed cars before they parked.
The big picture: Police officials say more than 30 agencies are collaborating on North Texas' World Cup safety plan, which includes undercover and uniformed police officers.
- The law enforcement presence will be much larger than Cowboys games at AT&T Stadium, Arlington police chief Al Jones said at a news conference.
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to show Hyundai and Boston Dynamics built four robot dogs for the World Cup (not two).