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The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has acquired a roboback equipped with an antenna system that allows law enforcement agencies to overload home networks with traffic flow in order to disable Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
The robot, called NEO, is a modified version of an earlier "Quadrupedal Unmanned Ground Vehicle" (Q-UGV) device developed by Ghost Robotics.
DHS is reportedly concerned about the possibility of criminals using smart devices to create various kinds of traps aimed at law enforcement officers. The Ministry was prompted to buy the robot by an incident in Florida in 2021, when a suspect in a serious crime used an IoT camera to monitor a police raid. The man managed to prepare himself and opened fire on the FBI agents right through the front door. Two employees of the department were killed, and three more were seriously injured.
After this incident, DHS conducted research on possible threats from IoT devices. As it turned out, criminals may well use these devices to create traps that can harm law enforcement officers or destroy evidence. Even a captured criminal can utter literally one voice command that can trigger a whole chain of events in the house, including turning off the lights, locking the doors or activating an explosive device.
Robopes NEO makes it possible not only to remotely disable such traps, but also to deactivate entire networks in buildings where police raids are conducted. Robosobaka is equipped with a computer system and an antenna, which allows it to conduct DoS attacks in the area of operation.
To train officers, the Ministry has even created a special training platform where employees are trained to recognize potential threats from smart devices. There, they learn how to detect hidden IoT devices, as well as collect evidence that they contain.
Ghost Robotics, the developer of the NEO robot, said that their previous model, the Q-UGV, has already been sold to more than 25 national customers and is actively used by them to protect the military and law enforcement agencies.
The robot, called NEO, is a modified version of an earlier "Quadrupedal Unmanned Ground Vehicle" (Q-UGV) device developed by Ghost Robotics.
DHS is reportedly concerned about the possibility of criminals using smart devices to create various kinds of traps aimed at law enforcement officers. The Ministry was prompted to buy the robot by an incident in Florida in 2021, when a suspect in a serious crime used an IoT camera to monitor a police raid. The man managed to prepare himself and opened fire on the FBI agents right through the front door. Two employees of the department were killed, and three more were seriously injured.
After this incident, DHS conducted research on possible threats from IoT devices. As it turned out, criminals may well use these devices to create traps that can harm law enforcement officers or destroy evidence. Even a captured criminal can utter literally one voice command that can trigger a whole chain of events in the house, including turning off the lights, locking the doors or activating an explosive device.
Robopes NEO makes it possible not only to remotely disable such traps, but also to deactivate entire networks in buildings where police raids are conducted. Robosobaka is equipped with a computer system and an antenna, which allows it to conduct DoS attacks in the area of operation.
To train officers, the Ministry has even created a special training platform where employees are trained to recognize potential threats from smart devices. There, they learn how to detect hidden IoT devices, as well as collect evidence that they contain.
Ghost Robotics, the developer of the NEO robot, said that their previous model, the Q-UGV, has already been sold to more than 25 national customers and is actively used by them to protect the military and law enforcement agencies.
