The NYPD is shelling out nearly $400,000 for a remote controlled Wall-E look-alike robot that can roll into danger — so cops don’t have to.

The PackBot 525 — built by Brooklyn-based defense company FLIR — will be deployed by the department’s Emergency Service Unit, The Post has learned.

“This one has a crazy mechanical arm,” a police source said. “They can pick up weapons. Let’s say a suspect is barricaded with a knife. You communicate through the robot. 4

“It can open a door and pick up the knife or a gun.”

The city is shelling out about $390,000 for the super high-tech helper, which cops will control remotely.

The robot will be ESU’s first response in bomb threat situations, letting police move and inspect suspicious packages from a safe distance, the source said. While it can’

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