--- title: ICE plans to buy Boston Dynamics robot dogs without... description: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has posted a procurement forecast to buy $1m-$2m worth of Boston Dynamics Spot robot dogs without a competitive bidding... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ice-plans-to-buy-boston-dynamics-robot-dogs-without-running-a-competition-g8rs5itxu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: ICE plans to buy Boston Dynamics robot dogs without running a competition | daily.dev og:description: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has posted a procurement forecast to buy $1m-$2m worth of Boston Dynamics Spot robot dogs without a competitive bidding... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ice-plans-to-buy-boston-dynamics-robot-dogs-without-running-a-competition-g8rs5itxu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/g8Rs5itXu.png og:image:alt: ICE plans to buy Boston Dynamics robot dogs without running a competition og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # ICE plans to buy Boston Dynamics robot dogs without running a competition **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has posted a procurement forecast to buy $1m-$2m worth of Boston Dynamics Spot robot dogs without a competitive bidding process, using a simplified commercial-off-the-shelf acquisition route. The robots are intended for inspection, situational awareness, and hazard assessment, with delivery destined for Fort Benning, an Army installation rather than a border or field office. The same week, ICE also awarded a $16.7m no-bid contract for 6,000 pairs of shock-delivering gloves, drawing criticism from sixteen senators over use-of-force concerns. Neither purchase went through a competitive process, raising oversight questions given ICE's existing scrutiny over use of force. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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