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Police only knew that there was a suicidal man who was threatening to shoot anyone who came to his rescue. They had the technology to bring the explosive situation to a peaceful halt, and get the man the help he needed desperately – and let’s face it, they don’t get to use the robot every day. The $65 thousand dollar robot was equipped with a camera so that you and the officers on the scene could witness every moment of the rescue.
It appears in hindsight that R2D2 could have used a bit of rescue. First attacked by the clothless man using his bare hands, and doing the robot no harm, the Florida man knew that his AK-47 was the tool for the job in halting the glorified iRobot floor cleaner. Watch what happens when man vs machine..er scrap iron and burned cords and cables.