Newport Gets Robot for SWAT Team, Prepares to Be "Smart City"

River City News: In situations that require an additional degree of stealth, Newport’s police department will soon have a remote-controlled rover robot at its disposal.

At the Newport commission meeting Monday, Duke Energy presented Newport Police Department with check for $9,000 to pay for what the city calls a “SWAT-Bot.”

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