2026 Robot Dogs at the World Cup Gate

For the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Boston Dynamics' Spot robots are being deployed at US venues including AT&T Stadium in Dallas for perimeter security — roaming with 360° cameras, thermal sensors and AI anomaly detection, feeding live data to human teams. In Guadalupe, Mexico, a "K9-X" unit of four quadruped robots patrols BBVA Stadium. Critics note the same platforms are being militarized abroad, and that the NYPD's earlier "Digidog" was pulled after backlash over deploying it in a predominantly Black and Latino Bronx neighborhood. No federal US law governs police use of autonomous surveillance robots.