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This image provided by Massachusetts State Police shows a robotic dog named Roscoe, which is part of the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad. The machine was shot multiple times after it was sent into a Barnstable house to locate a person who had barricaded themselves inside. (Massachusetts State Police via AP)

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Mass. robotic police dog shot multiple times, credited with avoiding potential bloodshed

Massachusetts state police say a robotic dog helped avert a tragedy after being deployed at a Barnstable home where police were responding to an armed individual barricaded in a home. The dog named Roscoe was part of the state’s bomb squad and was shot several times and disabled during the...

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