Background
The ACLU of Massachusetts was made aware of a Massachusetts State Police Facebook post describing an event to be held on July 30, 2019 regarding the use of robotics in law enforcement operations. In response, the ACLU of Massachusetts filed a public records request in August 2019 seeking information about plans for, acquisition of, and/or use of robotics by Massachusetts State Police. The request examined the MSP relationship with the following companies: Ghost Robotics, iRobot, Endeavor, and Boston Dynamics.
| Request Submitted To | Massachusetts State Police |
| Category | Law Enforcement |
| Year Filed | 2019 |
| Number of Documents Received | 7 |
They said…
- No written response received.
Responsive Documents
| # | File Name | Description | File Type | File Size |
| 1 | Emails 2015-2019 redacted_Redacted1 | Emails | 17.4 MB | |
| 2 | Memorandum of Agreement-Department of Fire Services | Scan of Memo of Agreement between Dept. of Fire Services and MSP Bomb Squad | 130 KB | |
| 3 | Endeavor Robotics1 | Scans of fiscal records | 3.2 MB | |
| 4 | Recon Robotics4 | Scans of fiscal records | 2.2 MB | |
| 5 | Recon Robot Proposal 2018 | Project Justification Proposal for MSP | 117 KB | |
| 6 | Remotec Inc. fiscal file2 | Scans of fiscal records | 1.4 MB | |
| 7 | South Shore Divers Fiscal3 | Scans of fiscal records | 1.8 MB |