This Robot Was Involved In Apprehension of Boston Bombing Suspect

A robot was used by police in Watertown, Mass. to pull the tarp off the boat in which Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the second suspect in the Boston bombing case taken into custody last night, was hiding, authorities said in a press conference Friday. While they did not specify exactly which robot was used to pull said tarp, Mashable has identified at least one robot that was on the scene.

In this photo, taken by an eyewitness near the house where Tsarnaev was hiding from police, a robot appears to be investigating a car authorities deemed suspicious. The car matches the description of a Honda which authorities were searching for Friday, but that alert was later canceled Read more...