NEW: San Francisco supervisors vote to put brakes on controversial policy that would let police use robots for deadly force.
San Francisco supervisors voted Tuesday to put the brakes on a controversial policy that would let police use robots for deadly force.
It's a reversal from last week's vote allowing the use of robots in limited cases. The police said they had no plans to arm the robots with guns but wanted the ability to put explosives on them in extraordinary circumstances. Some supervisors said they felt the public did not have enough time to engage in the discussion about whether robots could be used to kill people before the board first voted last week.
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