In total, more than 50 officers, pretty much the entire street force in the county, engaged in preparatory activity: clearing out the neighborhood, establishing a security perimeter, setting up robots, placing snipers, preparing a warrant, and taking extra precautions as they attempted a safe and legal arrest.

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Anti-explosive robots and radiation detectors are also part of the stepped-up security detail.

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Robots like Ava have great potential for multiple applications in business, retail, security, healthcare and industrial environments.

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