'SWAT robots' soon to protect US first responders

SANFORD, Maine (AP) — A Maine company that's developed manned and unmanned tanks with names like "Ripsaw" and "Riptide" for the military and Hollywood filmmakers has unveiled a new contraption — a high-tech police shield that sits atop a miniature, remote-controlled tank-like vehicle.

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