Nottinghamshire Police are trialling out a new robot cop that comes with night vision and can potentially help in a hostage situation, with the brains behind the robot dog a 22-year-old Cops believe that the robot has the ability to help in armed sieges (Image: Nottinghamshire Police / SWNS)

A police force is the first to trial a futuristic, sci-fi style robo-cop to help catch criminals. ‌

Nottinghamshire Police is testing the robot dog to help out in operations . The robo-cop has the ability to climb stairs, work in silence and is complete with night vision. ‌

Cops believe that the robot has the ability to help in armed sieges , hostage situations and chemical and biological incidents. It's also remote-controlled, can identify weapons, examine surroundings and comes w

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