San Francisco supervisors have voted to put the brakes on a controversial policy that would have let police use robots for deadly force. It's a reversal from last week's vote allowing the use of the robots in limited cases.
A woman holds up a sign while taking part in a demonstration about the use of robots by the San Francisco Police Department outside of City Hall in San Francisco, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022.
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco supervisors voted Tuesday to put the brakes on a controversial policy that would let police use robots for deadly force. Last week’s approval generated pushback and criticism about the potential to deploy robots that can kill people.
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